Meet our team
Jennifer Anible, LMSW, RPT-S™
Jennifer believes that everyone and everything is connected and what we do matters. She believes that everyone has a set of unique strengths and gifts and a purpose that sometimes is lost or hidden because of challenges and trauma. She has witnessed how the healing journey towards wholeness is possible when you feel seen and heard, when you are supported and encouraged to face the barriers and when you learn or remember the skills and resources that empower restoration and transformation in your life. Through intentional experiential, embodied and often playful practices, these desires and gifts are re-discovered and new skills are learned to bring about the change you are seeking for yourself, your child, or your family.
Jennifer loves to be in nature, to travel and explore new places with her family and friends and of course to play! She also loves to learn and grow in her professional and spiritual life. Some of Jennifer’s hobbies are reading, writing and gardening. If Jennifer could, she would live next door to a library, a coffee shop and a nature preserve with a lake. Jennifer’s life values are Restoration, Transformation, Creativity, and Celebration, which are deeply grounded in her spiritual life.
Background and Areas of Expertise:
Jennifer is a Licensed Masters Social Worker who has worked as a therapist for the last 23 years. Jennifer earned her MSW in 2002 from Grand Valley State University and graduated in 1999 from Central Michigan University with a B.A.A in Child Development and Sociology and a minor in Psychology. When Jennifer volunteered in a domestic violence shelter her sophomore year at CMU, she knew that she wanted to go on to earn a MSW and become a therapist that would specialize with children and their families. Since 2002, Jennifer has worked as a clinical social worker with families and children in settings such as, non-profit organizations, home based, schools, outpatient, and private practice.
Jennifer is passionate about partnering with the caregiver(s) and child or family together. Jennifer is a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor™, TraumaPlay Certfied, and EMDR trained. She also specializes in Filial Therapy and SandTray therapy.
Jennifer also believes in the power of prevention, especially in regards to teaching about healthy relationships, preventing domestic violence or even managing anxiety and learning healthy coping skills.
Jennifer provides parent consultations for parents whose child(ren) are on her caseload or if parents are feeling stuck and need some tips in how to support their child(ren)’s growth and development. Additionally, Jennifer works with women to provide support in coping with stressors, decreasing anxiety and depression, addressing traumatic events and/or family of origin issues. Her work with women includes increasing self- care, setting boundaries, exploring spiritual issues and identifying strengths and desires for every-day life so that life is about thriving not just surviving.
Kaitlin Vredeveld, MA, LPC
Kaitlin believes that there are times in life when the challenges we face become more than we can handle on our own. Having the support of at least one person who believes in you can make all the difference. Kaitlin’s hope is to come alongside you, your child, or your family as you navigate through life’s storms, providing a safe space to process, learn, and grow with effective tools and support. Kaitlin’s desire is to partner with individuals and families to help build healthy attachments, promote healing, and facilitate effective communication. You can expect to be offered a safe environment to process experiences in the way you or your child best communicate, whether it be through play, conversation, or other forms of expression.
Kaitlin loves taking time to explore the beauty found in nature and any opportunity to travel both close to home and far away. One of her favorite places is a family cottage on a lake in Northern Michigan with many cherished family memories. Kaitlin loves to get lost in a good book, enjoys painting, and taking long walks.
Background and Areas of Expertise:
Kaitlin is a licensed professional counselor, and has worked as a therapist for the last 8 years. Kaitlin earned a master’s degree in professional counseling from Liberty University in 2017 and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Grand Valley State University in 2008. In the years between going to school and growing her family, she worked in a variety of social service positions providing counseling, case management and crisis response care to individuals, families, and children. Through those experiences she has grown more passionate about the need to strengthen support systems around vulnerable children and families to promote mental wellness, healing and opportunities to thrive.
Kaitlin is a certified Clinical Supervisor for limited licensed professional counselors, and served in a clinical supervisory role at an outpatient nonprofit agency for over one year. Kaitlin is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), and trained as an adoption competent counselor, with experience providing therapeutic collaboration with foster care and adoption workers. Kaitlin also worked as a facilitator on a trauma assessment team, preparing comprehensive assessments for children who have experienced complex trauma. Kaitlin has additional training and experience supporting women with perinatal mood disorders, autism spectrum disorder, suicide prevention, and care for victims of domestic violence.