Individual Therapy for Adults & Adolescents

You don’t have to keep carrying everything on your own.

Therapy that gives you space to talk, sort through what’s happening, and figure out what comes next.

Therapy that fits your life.

We work with adults who are managing careers, relationships, and responsibilities and want a space to slow down, reflect, and make sense of what they are carrying.

Individual Therapy

One-on-one support tailored to your goals, values, and pace.

Adults and Adolescents

Therapy for adults and teens (13+ telehealth only) navigating life transitions, stress, and growth.

Telehealth Focused

Secure, convenient sessions designed to fit real schedules.

Thoughtful and Grounded

A steady, professional approach that respects insight, autonomy, and development.

Calm, Supportive Environment

A therapeutic space that feels safe, welcoming, and age appropriate.

Clear Next Steps

Guidance that supports progress with clarity and intention.

Our Therapeutic Approach
to Individual &
Telehealth Therapy

We practice thoughtful, evidence-informed therapy for adults and adolescents seeking compassionate, professional support for life transitions, stress, anxiety, trauma recovery, and personal growth. Our approach combines client-centered care, developmental awareness, and practical strategies that help you build insight and meaningful change in your everyday life.

Collaborative and Client-Centered Therapy

We build therapy together with you, fostering trust, mutual understanding, and shared insight so you feel heard and guided at every step of your healing and growth journey.

Grounded and Trauma-Aware Support

Our trauma-aware approach focuses on safety, pacing, and choice, creating a space where your nervous system can regulate and your resilience can grow with compassion and respect.

Practical and Reflective Sessions

Therapy blends meaningful reflection with fully practical strategies and skills you can carry into your life, so progress is not just felt in session but lived day to day.

Developmentally Informed Care

Our clinicians provide compassionate care tailored to both adult and adolescent clients, taking into account where you are in life and what matters most to you in your personal and relational context.

Therapy should help you find peace, change patterns that no longer serve you, and create a life that reflects who you truly are.

Therapy Services

We provide individual therapy for adults and adolescents ages 13 and older throughout Michigan. Adults can choose between in-person appointments at our Bay City office or secure telehealth sessions, while therapy for adolescents is available exclusively through telehealth. Our clinicians offer a range of specialties and therapeutic approaches to help clients navigate life’s challenges, improve their emotional well-being, and work toward their personal goals.

Meet Our Leadership

Journey Counseling Center is led by co-owners Michelle Trudell and Samantha Schalk, who bring more than four decades of combined experience in behavioral health, clinical supervision, and practice leadership. Together, they have built a practice that values collaboration, professional integrity, and providing clinicians with the support they need to do their best work. They are committed to maintaining a welcoming, well-run practice where clients are treated as individuals and receive quality care.

Michelle brings over 20 years of experience in behavioral health, with a background that includes crisis services, supports coordination, clinical supervision, and practice leadership. As co-owner of Journey Counseling Center, she plays an important role in overseeing daily operations, financial administration, client communications, and resolving insurance and billing concerns. Her experience across different areas of behavioral health brings valuable perspective to the practice, while her practical, collaborative approach helps support both clients and clinicians. Michelle is committed to maintaining an organized, welcoming practice where clinicians can focus on providing quality care and clients feel supported throughout their experience.

Samantha brings nearly 25 years of experience in behavioral health, including clinical supervision, practice management, and organizational leadership. As co-owner of Journey Counseling Center, she oversees clinician onboarding, insurance contracting, client access and referral coordination, administrative systems, and website management. She also serves as the practice’s Privacy and Security Officer, overseeing HIPAA compliance, policy development, and ongoing regulatory requirements. Beyond her leadership at Journey, Samantha founded Guardian Clinical Essentials, where she helps other behavioral health professionals strengthen their compliance practices and build sustainable businesses.