LICENSED THERAPIST
Josh Svinarich
Mindfulness Informed Online Therapy for Adults in Michigan
You may understand why you feel or react the way you do and still have trouble responding differently when emotions take over. Anxiety, depression, trauma, major life changes, or stress related to recovery can leave you feeling disconnected from yourself and unsure how to move forward.
I help adults slow those moments down, understand the patterns shaping them, and develop more grounded ways of responding to difficult thoughts, emotions, and situations.
Sees Adults (18+)
Serving Michigan
Mindfulness Informed
BCBS In-Network
LLMSW
WAYS WE CAN WORK TOGETHER
Individual Therapy and Recovery Support
Individual therapy can focus on emotional distress, major life changes, or substance-related and recovery concerns. The work is shaped around what feels most important to understand and change.
Individual Therapy
For anxiety, depression, trauma, emotional regulation, life transitions, identity concerns, and feeling disconnected or uncertain about yourself.
Substance Use & Recovery
For substance use concerns, recovery stress, relapse prevention, and understanding the emotions or situations that can pull you away from your goals.
MINDFULNESS-INFORMED THERAPY
We Slow Down What Usually Happens Too Fast
My approach is mindfulness informed, reflective, and attachment aware. Rather than trying to push away difficult thoughts or emotions, we create enough space to notice what is happening and how it connects to the larger pattern.
Depending on what you need, we may explore how past experiences shape the present, practice staying with emotion without becoming overwhelmed, or identify practical changes that fit your life. The work can move between deeper exploration and concrete skill building.
IN SESSION, THAT OFTEN MEANS
Notice What Is Happening
We slow down the thoughts, emotions, body cues, and impulses that show up before the familiar response takes over.
Understand the Connection
We explore how past experiences, beliefs, and protective responses continue to shape what happens now.
Respond With More Intention
We practice ways to meet difficult moments with more clarity, flexibility, and choice.
You don't have to know exactly what you feel or explain it perfectly before we begin.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
A Calm Space for Honest Exploration
I aim to create a steady, nonjudgmental space where you can slow down, explore difficult experiences, and stay curious about what is happening. I will follow your pace while also helping us notice patterns, connect ideas, and identify practical next steps when they would be useful.
Open to deeper exploration and practical skill building
Curious about what’s underneath the pattern
Attentive to emotional safety and your pace
Calm, reflective, and down to earth
CLINICAL FOCUS & BACKGROUND
Experience That Supports the Work
My experience includes individual therapy, mindfulness work, and support for emotional and recovery concerns. That background helps me connect current difficulties with the patterns and experiences underneath them without losing sight of practical change.
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Anxiety and ongoing stress
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Depression and low mood
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Trauma and PTSD
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Emotional regulation difficulties
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Life transitions and identity concerns
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Feeling disconnected or uncertain about yourself
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Substance use concerns
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Stress related to recovery
Training & Experience
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Limited License Master Social Worker in Michigan
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Integrates Cognitive Behavioral, Solution-Focused, and Psychodynamic approaches
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Uses Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction principles
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Attachment-informed, with influences from Emotionally Focused Therapy
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Background teaching mindfulness meditation
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Experience with substance use and recovery concerns
WHY THIS WORK MATTERS TO ME
Understanding and Practical Change Can Work Together
My background teaching mindfulness meditation shaped the way I think about change. The goal is not to clear your mind or force yourself to feel calm. It is to notice your experience clearly enough that you are not automatically carried by it.
That perspective fits with how I approach therapy. Understanding where a pattern comes from matters, and so does finding a more workable response in daily life. I want therapy to give you room for both.
NEXT STEPS
Ready to Begin?
Your first session gives us room to understand what brings you in, what you hope will be different, and whether working together feels like a good fit.
Questions about cost, insurance, or telehealth? Review FAQ & Rates.
Rising Recovery PLC is not an emergency or crisis service. If you are experiencing a medical or mental health emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. If you are having thoughts of suicide or are in emotional crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.