- Strengths-based
- Trauma-informed
- Skill focused
About Kerre
Kerre Nitz is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and codependency. She also supports work on self-esteem, relationships, addiction concerns, trauma, and coping with life changes. Kerre practices in Michigan and offers services in English, and she accepts international clients.
Kerre draws on eight years in the helping professions, including inpatient care, school counseling, hospital crisis work, and outpatient individual therapy. She holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Certificate in Trauma Studies from Regent University, and a Master of Divinity from the same school. Her experience includes working with school-age children, teens, adults, and older adults across many concerns.
Her approach centers on building a trusting relationship. She leans on client-centered principles and uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. Sessions often include noticing patterns, learning skills to manage emotions, and practicing new ways of relating to thoughts and behaviors.
Kerre also incorporates attachment-based ideas and elements of dialectical behavior therapy when helpful. She focuses on identifying strengths and skills the client already has, and then building on them to meet goals. The pace and tools are adapted to each person's needs.
Sessions aim to address concrete problems like sleeping or eating concerns, caregiver stress, or work and career pressures. Kerre encourages a collaborative path where clients set the priorities, and she offers guidance, skills, and support as they work toward change.
How therapy approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice their thoughts and choose actions that align with their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes when avoidance or stuck patterns interfere. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current bonds and helps people build more secure ways of relating. It is often used for intimacy, abandonment concerns, and attachment issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and testing new ways of responding to reduce symptoms like depression and anxiety.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to needs, goals, and preferences, and together with the client choose which methods to try. Sessions may blend elements from these approaches so tools fit the issue at hand rather than sticking to one label.
Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy life and keeping work or care commitments on track. Online work can make it simpler to have shorter check-ins, manage scheduling across time zones, or meet without travel. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the available online options before booking so you know how sessions will be delivered.
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Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Kerre commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, codependency, addictions, trauma, intimacy-related issues, and related problems such as sleep, eating, and parenting challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and strengths-focused, emphasizing a trusting relationship while teaching practical skills from client-centered, CBT, ACT, and DBT approaches.
What kind of background does she bring to sessions?
Kerre has eight years in the helping professions, including inpatient settings, school counseling, hospital crisis work, and outpatient individual therapy.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Michigan and is based in Michigan.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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