Colleen Tavor , LPC

Colleen Tavor is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan with 17 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress and anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and anger, combining practical strategies with empathetic support to help clients move forward.

Colleen creates an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared and explored. She focuses on collaboration, partnering with each person to identify goals and build coping skills that fit their life circumstances. Beginning therapy often takes courage, and Colleen acknowledges and affirms that first step.

Her practice also addresses related concerns such as domestic violence, first responder issues, panic disorder and panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety and phobia, women's issues, and workplace problems. She draws on approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to tailor care to individual needs. Colleen aims to support clients in developing resilience, improving relationships, and finding effective ways to manage symptoms through steady, client-centered work.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Colleen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and develop concrete skills for managing stress, anxiety, and relationship difficulties. This approach focuses on practical strategies that can be practiced between sessions.

She also incorporates Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, a trauma-focused method that supports processing distressing memories and reducing their emotional intensity. EMDR can be helpful for people coping with traumatic experiences and post-traumatic stress symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Colleen collaborates with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Online appointments by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make therapy more flexible and accessible for people with busy schedules, mobility limits, or geographic constraints. These options allow for consistent care and make it easier to integrate therapy into everyday life while working with licensed professionals and therapists committed to tailored, effective support.