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Welcome
Telka Arend-Ritter LMSW Solution-Focused Counseling Services
Transform pain into purpose,
wounds into wisdom
inspire others to do the same.
Mental Health Teletherapy services
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What is a "Telka"?
Teletherapy Services Only. materials on this website are used during teletherapy
Teletherapy Services Only. materials on this website are used during teletherapy
2021 Bio update: Pronouns: She, her, hers. Telka has been serving the mental health needs of the Greater Lansing Community since 1985 as a therapist, educator and public speaker. Telka's brief, solution-focused, cognitive processing, cognitive-behavioral treatment model was designed specifically for stress, depression, anxiety and proble
2021 Bio update: Pronouns: She, her, hers. Telka has been serving the mental health needs of the Greater Lansing Community since 1985 as a therapist, educator and public speaker. Telka's brief, solution-focused, cognitive processing, cognitive-behavioral treatment model was designed specifically for stress, depression, anxiety and problem relationships. In 2006 her 11-week program was approved as 22 credits in Social Work continuing education. She continues to train therapists in a brief, solution-focused treatment model. Telka's approach blends neuroscience with practical and effective coping skills, mindfulness, CBT, CPT, DBT, and ACT.
In 2007, after working 23 years at St. Lawrence/Sparrow Outpatient mental health, Telka established a successful private practice with her spouse, also a mental health professional. They have one adult daughter and two French Bulldog grand-pups.
Teletherapy Services Only. materials on this website are used during teletherapy
Teletherapy Services Only. materials on this website are used during teletherapy
Teletherapy Services Only. materials on this website are used during teletherapy
Questions? Email Telka at Therapy@TelkaArend-Ritter.com
2021 Service Update: Telka's services are now exclusively all Telemedicine. (Brief, solution-focused therapy services over the telephone).
- Telka is scheduling phone teletherapy services with current and former clients only.
- Telka's tools and video recommendations are available for sel
Questions? Email Telka at Therapy@TelkaArend-Ritter.com
2021 Service Update: Telka's services are now exclusively all Telemedicine. (Brief, solution-focused therapy services over the telephone).
- Telka is scheduling phone teletherapy services with current and former clients only.
- Telka's tools and video recommendations are available for self-help, stress management or for use with the health care provider of your choice.
- Telka offers free training for therapists interested in learning her brief, solution-focused model while improving CBT skills. (Wait, what? Why free? Entering the field of mental health is challenging. Telka's goal is to assist others as they establish their careers, as a "give back and lift up" to the profession she loves.
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Fall 2021 update: Thank you for your vaccination, for masking up and for being a healthy role model and leader in your home, workplace and community! Together we can protect each other from the Covid-19 virus and the variants.
Resources on this website are offered to assist with the growing mental health needs of our community.
- Free emotional support via phone 24/7 is available by calling 888-535-6136 then prompt 8.
- Michigan State University Offers Parenting Classes and other mental Health Support via Zoom.
- Need assistance with Domestic violence in Michigan? https://www.michigan.gov/voices4/
- Additional Lansing area resources posted on this website
- Stay calm, stay mindful. Free app to help calm yourself now offered for Michigan residents through headspace. https://www.headspace.com/mi
- National Alliance of Mental Illness: NAMI Lansing offers Zoom Support
- Teletherapy is not appropriate treatment of medical mental health emergencies including presenting a danger to self or others. Call 911 or report to Community Mental Health with a mental health medical emergencies.
Disclaimer
This site is not intended to substitute or replace medical care
Telka's tools, resources and recommendations are not a substitute for mental health treatment or intended to be used as medical care. This site is not intended to diagnose or treat psychiatric or medical conditions. Always consult your own health care professional for the treatment of mental illness. Report to the nearest emergency room when you have a mental health emergency. Telka does not offer emergency services or crisis intervention. Telka is not a physician, does not prescribe medication. Suicide Prevention Hot line