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West Bloomfield Township

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Self-harm counseling FAQs

What is self-harm counseling?

Self-harm counseling is aimed at helping individuals who struggle with harming themselves break this pattern by addressing the underlying emotional causes and working to develop new, healthier coping skills. Thriveworks self-harm therapists in Grand Rapids Charter Township, MI are experienced in treating those who self-harm with empathy, compassion, and unconditional regard in order to help them heal and recover, both physically and emotionally.

How does self-harm counseling work?

Self-harm counseling at Thriveworks often uses cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help clients discover the connections between their thoughts and feelings and their behaviors. By assessing these areas, Thriveworks Grand Rapids Charter Township therapists can help clients find and address the true emotional roots of their patterns and, from there, effectively adjust unwanted behaviors.

Is self-harm counseling conducted in person or online?

Self-harm counseling at Thriveworks is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.

How long does self-harm counseling last?

The duration of self-harm counseling will often depend on a variety of factors, such as the intensity of an individual’s symptoms or the current levels of stress present in their lives. Because of this, treatment can last a handful of months or on a continual basis over the course of years. In the end, it’s up to the client and their individual needs.

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Self-Harm in Grand Rapids, MI—Counselors and Therapists

Difficult and even traumatic life circumstances often drive people to cope in any way they can, even through self-harm. Most people who injure themselves did not ask for these situations in their lives, and they are expressing their pain in what might be the only way they know how to express it: on their bodies. Hate and shame can all too easily turn inward.

Help is available for people who are ready to learn new ways of processing the pain—ways that bring life and hope. That is why Thriveworks Grand Rapids offering therapy for cutting and other forms of self-harm. For many of our clients, inflicting pain upon themselves is the only way they know how to cope, but our therapists have helped them find a new path. Reach out today for help.

Self-Mutilation: Risk Factors

While any stressful or traumatic circumstance may trigger people to cope through self-harm, a few factors in particular raise people’s risk for self-injury. For example, people for face the following may also face a higher chance of participating in self-injurious activity:

Psychological Pain: Unfortunately, childhood abuse and neglect is often a common denominator among people who self-harm. Other forms of psychological pain can contribute as well: bereavement, strained relationships, poverty, unemployment, to name a few.
Mental Health Diagnosis: Self-harm is not a mental health diagnosis in itself, but it often accompanies other mental illnesses. In particular, self-mutilation often accompanies the following diagnoses—depression, borderline personality disorder, a conduct disorder, bipolar disorder, an autism spectrum disorder, phobias, or schizophrenia.
Drug or Alcohol Use/Abuse: In one study conducted in Norther Ireland, in over 60 percent of self-injury cases, alcohol was a factor. Often, drug and alcohol use are present when the injuries are inflicted.

Other Options: Healthy Coping Mechanisms

For many people, self-harm is the only way they know to survive and feel relief. Learning different ways to handle difficult emotions is a challenging journey, but many people are learning new coping mechanisms. For example, people can respond to emotional pain by…

Reaching out to a friend. Think about someone who cares about you—someone who would listen without judgment. Could you call that person when you feel upset? Lonely? Scared? Numb? Slowly tell a friend more and more about what you are feeling and thinking.
Prioritize your own safety. Avoid triggering situations or media and movies that depict self-harm. Protect yourself, both physically and emotionally, is important.
Notice your own emotions. Take a deep breath in a quiet place. Trying different techniques for awareness—yoga and journaling are a few. Give yourself permission to feel anything that arises.

Often, when people are learning new coping techniques, they work with a mental health professional. A skilled therapist can identify which coping skills would be most fruitful in a particular person’s life—given their circumstances and history. Mental health counselors also work with their clients to identify the cause of the self-harm—when it began and what wound it may be seeking to heal. Counselors can then help people heal the foundational cause of the behavior. People can experience freedom from self-injury.

Scheduling Self-Harm Therapy at Thriveworks Grand Rapids

If you are ready to meet with a counselor about cutting or other forms of self-harm, know that the professionals at Thriveworks are here for you. Struggling with self-injury is difficult, but reaching out for help should be easy. At Thriveworks Grand Rapids, we have done our best to make scheduling therapy as convenient as possible.

When you call our office, a person will answer and help schedule your appointment. New clients regularly meet with their therapist within the same week of reaching out. We accept many forms of insurance, and we offer weekend and evening appointments.

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Pricing & insurance

Our therapists accept most major insurance and we offer self-pay options too.

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Insurance options

Self-pay costs

Our therapists and counselors in Grand Rapids Charter Township accept 31 insurance plans

ASR
Adventist Health Associates | Employee Health Plan
Adventist Health Associates | Non-Employee Health Plan
Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage
Alliance Health and Life (HAP)
Blue Care Network of Michigan
Blue Care Network of Michigan | Medicare Advantage
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | Medicare Plus Blue PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | Traditional PPO
Carelon
Cigna | Evernorth

Self-pay costs at Grand Rapids Charter Township

Talk therapy

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Ongoing sessions

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Psychiatry

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First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

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