Arbor Psychology Group - Canton

09/04/2025

APG is proud to partner with Gleaners for an ongoing Food & Fund Drive! Collection boxes are placed in all of APG’s waiting rooms. You can also donate using the QR code above. Please help if you’re able to!

04/04/2025

Happy 10th Anniversary, APG! We are honored and grateful to have been a trusted part of the community these past 10 years.

Here are a few pictures from our recent staff retreat at St. John's Resort in Plymouth. Thanks to our amazing clinical and administrative staff for all that they do to make APG such a great place to work! Looking forward to the next 10 years! 🎉🎉🎉

02/15/2025

Today seems like a good day to share this! Stay safe and warm and have fun, everyone!

02/13/2025

🌙 Struggling with Sleep? We Can Help! 🌙

Insomnia and sleep disturbances can leave you feeling drained and stressed. Our Psychological Clinic offers a solution with our 6-week virtual CBT Group for Insomnia, starting March 6, 2025.

💤 Learn evidence-based techniques to improve sleep quality
🧠 Address underlying issues and manage racing thoughts
🌐 Connect online via Zoom

Join us to gain the tools needed to establish healthy sleep patterns and reduce stress. Perfect for those having trouble falling or staying asleep, and anyone wanting to transform their sleep habits.

🗓 Thursdays, 4-5:30 p.m.
💸 Cost: $45 per session + $20 for a screening session. Some insurances accepted.

Take the first step towards better sleep! Contact the MARI Call Center at (734) 615-7853 or fill out our online registration form. Current MARI clients may be exempt from screening.

https://mari.umich.edu/mari-news/improving-sleep-adult-cbt-group-march-2025

01/17/2025

Reducing clutter is also an excellent way to improve attention and working memory!

Answer these questions to help you decide what to keep and what to toss.

10/01/2024

Now that we know people have differing skills and needs at various times in their lives, it's time to step up and allow people to have access to the accommodations they need from moment to moment - people of all ages.

This may require some of us to shift our lens, to believe people's personal experience, to believe children and teenagers. It asks that we pause what we think we know about someone, and choose instead to honor and believe what the other person knows of themselves. And it reminds us that it is not our place to withhold accommodations from people based on our own outside perspective.

Honestly, aren't you tired of not being believed or feeling like you have to prove yourself? I know I am. What if we just allow people to have the accommodations that they believe they need?

What if we just LET THEM?

09/16/2024

We are thrilled to introduce you to a new member of our clinical team! Patrick Aron is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with almost 10 years of clinical experience.
Patrick is passionate about working with teenagers with challenging presentations (i.e., mood, personality, academic, trauma, legal). He also enjoys helping teenagers develop appropriate social skills and building or re-building family relationships.
Patrick has immediate openings, and he is fully credentialed with BCBS and BCN.
Patrick holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Hope College where he also received a minor in Music and Social Connection Ministry. He later graduated from Western Michigan University with a Master of Arts focusing on Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education. In this program, Patrick specialized in school counseling and clinical care. Before joining Arbor Psychology Group, Patrick worked in juvenile residential treatment programs and with the juvenile justice system.
Patrick draws from a wide range of counseling approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Play Therapy to help provide the best care possible to his clients. Sessions involve focusing on clients’ strengths and building their ability to create positive change in their own lives.

05/15/2024

05/03/2023

I always believed I’d be the one who knew what was best for my children.

But as my kids have grown – and are now becoming budding adults – I am getting a new perspective on that.

A few months back, my daughter called to share a dilemma she was in. There were two pretty clear choices, and I immediately felt certain I knew which was the “right” one and said as much.

I was taken aback when she adamantly said, “No, Mom. You don’t understand this situation like I do!”

I’ll be honest; that curt response hurt a little, but I paused and reminded myself that this wasn’t about me. This was about her coming to me with a tough decision she had to make (and live with) and processing it with me so she could make the best decision FOR herself.

I’ve been reading a lot about how to build autonomy in teens and young adults. Something I try to keep in mind is that when my kids exert control over their own choices – which can sometimes feel like rejection to me – this is actually a positive, vital part of growing into adulthood. The ability to seek solutions for themselves allows teens and young adults to manage their own lives.

“I’m sorry I jumped in thinking I knew what was best for you,” I admitted. “You’re right. You are the only person experiencing this exact situation; you know all the components better than anyone else. I have no doubt you will figure this out by continuing to listen to your yourself.”

I heard an exhale on the other line. Relief? Actually, I think it was more like exasperation. Perhaps she felt she was no closer to a solution and this call had been a waste of time.

I was ok with being her safe place for these feelings; what I knew (but kept to myself) was when she confidently rejected my suggestion, she’d gotten a little bit closer to knowing what she SHOULD do.

Although I didn’t get to swoop in and save the day (as my ego would have loved to do), I did something better: I relayed belief and confidence in her ability to make a sound decision for herself.

© Rachel Macy Stafford 2023

Learning to listen to and trust my own inner guidance has ignited a great deal of healing and joy in my life that has rippled out to touch the lives of those around me. If you would like stepping-stones and a hand to hold through this soul-shifting process, it’s all in my new book, > https://amzn.to/44rRBe0

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