Dr. Patricia Frueh , MI Psychologist 6301008874

Dr. Patricia Frueh welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or uncertain about next steps. She is a Michigan psychologist who approaches therapy with warmth and straightforwardness. Conversations are direct but kind, and she notices strengths that can get lost when life feels hard.

She uses clear, practical methods to address stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and problems with sleep or eating. Many people also come to her for help with parenting concerns, relationship struggles, addictions, grief, and identity matters such as LGBT issues. She pays attention to life transitions and problems rooted in family history or communication patterns.

Her work draws on cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness practices, and skills from dialectical behavior approaches. She also uses solution-focused strategies to help people set and reach concrete goals. Dr. Frueh integrates what fits best for each person rather than relying on a single tool.

With nearly three decades of experience, she brings experience and calm judgment to sessions. Her background includes training in mindfulness meditation and extensive clinical practice in Michigan. She frames therapy as a collaborative process that honors each person's resilience and values.

People who choose her can expect straightforward discussion about goals, practical skill-building, and regular review of progress. Dr. Frueh aims to help people build coping skills, reduce distress, and move toward a life that feels more manageable and meaningful.

Therapeutic approaches that work well online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them, accept difficult thoughts and feelings, and commit to actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, life transitions, and issues that involve getting unstuck from unhelpful patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and practicing new skills to change them. CBT is often used for anxiety, panic, mood disorders, sleep problems, and many everyday stressors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) brings skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening relationships; it can help with mood instability, self-harm urges, and severe stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dr. Frueh will discuss options and tailor methods to the client's goals, needs, and preferences. She treats therapy as a team effort, adjusting techniques if something isnt helping and setting concrete goals together.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a good short check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflections between sessions. These formats make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.