About Our Practice
Caryn Doehler, LMSW, MSW, ACSW, is a licensed master social worker with more than 25 years of experience in counseling individuals, couples and families, to improve their mental health by helping them overcome anxiety and depression, conquer addiction, develop supportive relationships, and heal past abuses. She has experience in inpatient mental health and has been practicing outpatient mental health care in Northville, Michigan, since 1999.
Additional Professional Experience
- Mental Health consultant to Stephen Ministry, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Livonia, Michigan
- Assistant Professor of Social Work, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana
- Lutheran Social Services
- Catholic Family Services
Post-Graduate Training/Continuing Education
- Marriage and Family Training Program, Norman Beatty Hospital
- Theory and Techniques of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Beck Institute
of Philadelphia - Intensive Training in Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity, Compass Point Addiction Foundation
- Advanced Training in Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity, Compass Point Addiction Foundation
Education
- B.A., Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana
- M.S.W., Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana
Professional Memberships
- National Association of Social Workers
- Academy of Certified Social Workers
- SASH - Society for Advancement of Sexual Health
- Northville Chamber of Commerce
Licensed Master Social Worker, State of Michigan, license #6801073495
My Philosophy & Approach
Asking for help can be uncomfortable and even frightening, but there is hope, and there is help. My role as a therapist is to honor your courage to want to change; it is to provide you with a private, safe environment where you will feel comfortable working through your concerns; and it is to recommend proven treatments to help you modify your thoughts and emotions to be able to live the life you want.
My Promises
I promise to treat every individual with respect and dignity. I promise to be accepting, empathic, non-judgmental and confidential. I promise to guide you towards accomplishing your goals for recovery.