Stephen Rassi, PhD, LMSW, MA
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Ann Arbor, MI
Online & In-Person
About me
I am an experienced mental health therapist, having expertise in assisting with anxiety, PTSD, lack of focus and concentration, and providing supportive counseling for trans* and gender-diverse, gender non-conforming, or gender questioning clients.
I am a clinical social worker and PhD educator. As a therapist I see clients in person at my private practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and by Doxy (like Zoom). I am also an Assistant Professor at Ferris State University Social Work Department, teaching graduate and undergraduate students. In addition, I conduct research on gender diversity, and I have done policy work to change the national recommendations for provision of mental health services to transgender and gender non-conforming people.
I have a great deal of experience assisting clients who have anxiety disorders, helping those who have difficulty with focus and concentration, and supporting those who are transgender or gender non-conforming, or who simply have gender identity concerns or who are questioning their gender. I provide CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) for anxiety disorders; provide TIR (Traumatic Incident Reduction) for PTSD and trauma concerns; teach skills for increasing focus and concentration; and provide counseling and supportive therapy for trans* and gender-diverse clients.
I was also successful in getting protections for 'gender identity or expression' added to the NASW (National Association of Social Workers) Code of Ethics, and I have served as the lead author of the NASW National Policy on Work with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients.
License
License(s)
Professional associations
Education
University of Michigan School of Social Work
University of Michigan Rackham School of Graduate Studies
University of Michigan Rackham School of Graduate Studies
Fees and insurance
Cost per session
$ - $Accepted payment methods
- Check
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Credit Card
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Accepted credit cards
- Visa
- Mastercard
- American Express
- Discover
Accepted insurance plans
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Humana
- Out of Network
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Cigna
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Optum
- Magellan
- McLaren
- Meridian
- Molina
- PHP
- Priority Health
Specialties and clinical interests
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Career
- Gender Identity
- LGBTQIA+
- Life Coaching
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Self-Esteem
- Sexual Identity
- Trauma & PTSD
Therapy types
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
Community specialties
- LGBTQIA+
- Hispanic or Latino
- Biracial
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- Black
- Trauma Survivors
- Asian
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Location
Chrysalis Facilitation and Counseling Services, LLC
210 Little Lake Drive
Suite 7
Ann Arbor, MI 48103 US
Office is ADA Accessible
Licensed to see clients in
Years in practice
Service types
- Therapy / Counseling
Types of clients
- Adolescents (13-17)
- Adults (18+)
- Older Adults (65+)
- Individuals
- Couples
- Families
- Parents & Caregivers
Languages
- English