- Stress and anxiety
- Social anxiety help
- Caregiver support
About Traci
Traci Doran is an LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker in Michigan with three years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship trouble, anger, self-esteem issues, and life changes. She also focuses on social anxiety and phobia and related concerns.
She uses straightforward conversation and practical coping skills. Sessions look at current problems and build simple strategies to handle them day to day. Traci pays attention to communication patterns and helps people practice different ways of speaking and responding.
Her background includes work with aging and geriatric issues and caregiver stress. She supports people dealing with hospice and end-of-life counseling, hoarding, and obsessive-compulsive concerns. Many clients bring relationship or family problems and questions about life purpose.
Traci offers perspectives that can include a client's faith when that matters to them. She helps people consider forgiveness, self-love, and smoking or vaping cessation as part of larger behavior changes. The focus is on what a person can do between sessions to feel more in control.
Sessions tend to be direct and practical. People learn short exercises for stress and anxiety, steps to improve communication, and ways to manage obsessive or repetitive thoughts. The goal is clearer thinking and better day-to-day coping rather than quick fixes.
Approaches used and what online sessions offer
Traci works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on present-day problems and building practical skills. One approach involves skills training for anxiety management - learning short breathing and grounding exercises and step-by-step exposure practices to reduce avoidance. This helps with social anxiety and phobic reactions by breaking situations into manageable steps.Another common approach is behavior-focused work to change unhelpful habits and repetitive thoughts. This involves tracking patterns, trying small behavior experiments, and replacing rigid routines with more flexible options, which can be useful for obsessive thoughts, hoarding tendencies, and smoking or vaping cessation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which techniques fit the person's needs, goals, and preferences, and they adjust plans as progress is made.
Session formats are not detailed in the original biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make it simpler to join from a quieter setting. Licensed professionals often use these practical benefits to help sessions fit routine commitments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, anger, self-esteem, life changes, and social anxiety and phobia among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and conversational, focusing on coping skills, communication practice, and steps to manage day-to-day problems.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of experience as a Licensed Master Social Worker in Michigan.
What credentials and location are listed?
The credential shown is MI LMSW and she practices in Michigan.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.