Ula Rutan , LPC

Ula Rutan is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Michigan with ten years of clinical experience. She brings a relaxed, down-to-earth presence to sessions and uses a straightforward style to help clients feel seen and heard. Ula aims to help people grow toward their goals with practical steps and a bit of humor when it fits.

She works with a wide range of concerns including relationship and family stress, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, anxiety, depression, grief, and adjustment to life changes. She also supports people facing career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related struggles, and challenges tied to adoption or blended families. Ula helps people untangle communication problems, caregiver stress, and feelings of isolation or guilt.

Ula draws on several approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how close relationships affect current patterns. She applies cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior changes. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are woven in to build awareness and find motivation for change.

Her background includes a master’s degree in community counseling from Siena Heights University. Ula has spent about a decade working with individuals and families across many concerns, offering flexible ways to address goals. She emphasizes a collaborative relationship and concrete steps that fit daily life.

People who appreciate a warm, practical counselor often do well with her style. She focuses on listening first, then helping clients choose realistic next steps toward clearer communication, better coping, and more purposeful living.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships shape patterns today. Ula uses this approach to help people notice how connection and separation affect communication, trust, and emotional reactions. It can be useful for relationship stress, attachment issues, blended family dynamics, and parenting challenges.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. In short, it helps people spot patterns that keep problems going and try small experiments to change them. This approach often helps with anxiety, depression, stress, and managing ADHD-related thinking patterns.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Ula discusses goals, preferences, and daily realities to choose techniques that fit each person. She blends attachment ideas, CBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing so the plan matches what the client needs and can actually be used in life.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth or screen time is limited. Live chat and text messaging can be helpful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to schedule appointments around work, caregiving, or other commitments.