Jean Leverich, LMSW

Effective, compassionate therapy for lasting change to help you move forward with clarity, intention and joy in Ann Arbor and online throughout Michigan. I specialize in using somatic, attachment-focused EMDR to alleviate symptoms of anxiety, PTSD, and Complex PTSD. I work primarily with adults 18+ and particularly enjoy working with healthcare workers and others in the helping professions. I offer Adjunctive EMDR, EMDR intensives, and weekly EMDR therapy. Visit jeanleverich.com to learn more and schedule a free consultation.
I specialize in Trauma and PTSD and Anxiety I'm an experienced therapist who is certified in EMDR and has advanced trainings in Internal Family Systems and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (somatic therapy).

Maybe you're feeling exhausted from running in circles. You try so hard, but you still can’t shake the feeling. You over-schedule, overcommit, and always keep yourself busy. You listen to podcasts about stress and time management, but still have a hard time relaxing and having fun because your brain won’t shut off. You haven’t had a good night’s sleep in ages, and you never feel rested.

Maybe you …
Can’t stop thinking about an incident or situation—to the point where it’s hard to focus when usually you are on top of everything.
Watch yourself overreact to people and situations, but you don’t know how to stop it.
Zone out and feel like you’re watching yourself from afar at a meeting or social event. Or maybe you lose hours at a time binging Netflix or getting lost in games or social media on your phone.
Spend a lot of time worry about other people’s behavior, motivation, and what they might be thinking about you. Say “yes” even when you don’t want to.
Know that you have so much more potential, but end up feeling exhausted and can’t shake the feeling that no matter what you do, you’ll never be “good enough.”

I’m here to support you with empathy, compassion and expertise.

I’m delighted that you’re here. As an experienced, certified EMDR therapist with extensive training in advanced EMDR techniques, somatic approaches, and attachment-focused therapies like Internal Family Systems (IFS), I believe in addressing root causes and facilitating healing from the inside out. My approach is client-centered, compassion-focused and strengths-based. I’m passionate about helping people lead their best lives and thrive.

Talk therapy can be helpful, but sometimes it’s not enough. Because “the body keeps the score,” we need to help our mind, body and emotions all get on the same page so we can put overwhelming and painful experiences in the past and focus on feeling good in the present. EMDR—a leading evidence-based therapy for processing overwhelming or traumatic experiences—can be powerfully life-changing! Customized EMDR Intensives can be an efficient and powerful way to get the permanent change you want in a lot less time than weekly therapy.

I specialize in supporting busy professionals, healthcare workers, and helpers of all kinds who have it within them to work through their pain and heal their wounds but need some help getting there. I’m a certified EMDR therapist who has over 20 years experience as a clinical social worker.

My advanced training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (a somatic approach), and Internal Family Systems (“parts work”) means I have the expertise you need and deserve. I also have a background in improv and theater, so we may even find ourselves having fun along the way! Therapy doesn’t need to be all tears. My clients describe me as warm, collaborative, supportive, creative and nonjudgmental.

Through my work with clients, I have learned that “words are not enough” and that therapy modalities that address suffering from a “bottom up” perspective have long-lasting, permanent results. Therapy approaches that focus primarily on coping skills and talk therapy to gain insight can sometimes leave you feeling frustrated, because no matter how much you try to talk and think your way into feeling better, it can only take you so far. You may intellectually understand your issues, but you still feel like there’s a disconnect between head and heart.

My clients are looking for deeper change. My approach integrates EMDR with attachment-focused therapies such as IFS (Internal Family Systems) and body-focused psychotherapies such as Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, along with talk therapy, so that every step we take together is tailored to healing that includes both mind and body and helps you get to the root of issues so can start to feel like yourself again.

My goal is to empower you in every step of the process. Together, we’ll identify the difficult experiences that are causing you to feel stuck and we’ll create a roadmap so that you’ll know how to achieve your goals. We’ll focus on your strengths and build on your resources with practical mind-body tools that really work for you. We’ll work on transforming old wounds that are causing distress so they no longer keep you stuck in old patterns and unhelpful beliefs. By the end of our time together, you will know that even when life gets tough—which it inevitably will!—you will meet future challenges with self-compassion and resilience.

For more information and to schedule a free consultation, please visit my website at jeanleverich.com.