Psychotherapy for Children, Teens & Adults
Psychotherapy for Children, Teens & Adults
At Out Side In, mental health therapy doesn’t have to happen within the four walls of an office.
Out Side In provides licensed outpatient psychotherapy for children, teens, and adults in Grand Haven and throughout West Michigan. Our therapists work with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, ADHD, autism, grief, emotional regulation difficulties, relationship concerns, behavioral challenges, and other mental health and life concerns.
Individualized, Evidence-Based Therapy
Our therapists use established, research-supported approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused CBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), EMDR, and other treatment approaches based on each client’s individual needs and goals.
Treatment is individualized around each client’s needs, goals, strengths, and what will be most useful in the therapeutic process.
Therapy Can Look Different Here
At Out Side In, therapy can take place outdoors on our 25-acre farm, inside our comfortable indoor facility, or virtually. It might also mean a cat, a dog, or a retired racehorse joining your session.
Our unique setting gives therapists more ways to help clients move beyond simply talking about something and creates opportunities to experience and practice things in the moment.
How and where therapy takes place is determined by the client, their therapist, their treatment goals, and what will be most useful in the therapeutic process.
The Power of Horses in Therapy
Horses are highly aware of what is happening around them and respond in the moment to movement, attention, approach, boundaries, and changes in their environment. Their responses can give clients and therapists something real to notice, explore, and work with together.
Rather than only talking about a pattern or response, a client may have an opportunity to experience it as it happens. They might practice a new response, tolerate frustration, recognize a pattern, communicate differently, become more aware of what is happening in their body, build confidence, experience connection, or discover something about themselves through the interaction.
There is value in understanding why we think, feel, and respond the way we do. But knowing something intellectually and being able to experience something differently aren’t always the same thing.
Horses create opportunities to move from understanding to experience, and to practice change in the moment.
Insurance & Access to Care
Out Side In accepts most major insurance plans for individual outpatient mental health services. We are committed to making treatment accessible to those who need it, and financial assistance may be available for individuals and families experiencing financial hardship.