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Clark Counseling

We are committed to providing quality mental health counseling to women located in Michigan ages 18-50.

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03/20/2026

The mental load.
The emotional weight.
The constant thinking, planning, remembering…

Of course, you’re tired.

Sometimes a helpful shift isn’t doing more it’s noticing what’s draining you and what brings you energy.

Which one hit for you today?

03/16/2026

Before the degrees.
Before the certifications.
Before building Clark Counseling.

We were just a few little girls who cared deeply about people.

Now we get to sit with women through anxiety, grief, depression, postpartum challenges, and challenging life transitions. It’s an honor to do this work every day. 🤍

Clark Counseling, supporting women across Michigan.

03/13/2026

Feeling uncomfortable in a social situation is incredibly common.

But our brains often turn that feeling into a story:

“Everyone thinks I’m awkward.”
“I’m being weird.”
“They can tell I’m nervous.”

The truth?
A feeling of discomfort is not evidence about who you are.

It’s just a feeling moving through your body…the same way discomfort shows up when you’re working out, stretching, or stepping into cold water.

Sometimes the most powerful move isn’t making the feeling disappear.

It’s simply allowing it to be there while you keep living your life.

03/10/2026

We’re so excited to officially welcome Ashley Sjoerdsma, LMSW, PMH-C to the Clark Counseling team today!

Ashley specializes in supporting women navigating pregnancy, postpartum, fertility challenges, birth trauma, loss, and the many emotional transitions that come with motherhood.

Ashley brings a calm, compassionate presence to her work and deeply values creating a space where women feel safe, seen, and supported in whatever season they’re walking through.

We are so grateful to have her on our team 🤍

03/06/2026

Todays journaling prompt: Where in your life do you feel the most pressure to “have it together”?

Sometimes we move through life carrying pressure we’ve never actually stopped to name.

The pressure to be the calm one.
The responsible one.
The one who keeps everything running.
The one who doesn’t fall apart.

Over time, that pressure can start to feel normal. But something powerful happens when you pause long enough to put words to it. Sometimes naming the pressure is the first step to loosening it.

If you have a few quiet minutes today, try writing about where in your life you feel pressure the most. You might be surprised by what comes up.

Clark Counseling 🤍

03/05/2026

“You’ll miss this someday.”

It’s something moms hear constantly. While it’s meant to be encouraging, it can feel incredibly heavy for moms struggling with postpartum depression, anxiety, or OCD.

Moms are left wondering:

Why am I not enjoying this?
What’s wrong with me?
Am I failing at motherhood?

The truth is that loving your child and struggling in motherhood can exist at the same time.

Not every moment has to be magical.
Some seasons are about survival.

If you’re finding motherhood harder than you expected, you are not alone. Support can make a real difference. Clark Counseling supports women in Michigan navigating pregnancy, postpartum, and the emotional realities of motherhood.

03/03/2026

For many women, OCD looks like quiet mental spirals:

“What if I lose control and hurt someone?”
“What if I don’t actually love my partner?”
“What if I sinned and didn’t notice?”
“What if that thought offended God?”

And then:

“What if this thought means something?”
“But what if it doesn’t?”
“But what if it does?”

So you analyze.
Reassure.
Replay.
Try to get certain.

Because it feels urgent.

OCD feeds on that need for certainty.

Intrusive thoughts are common but OCD is what happens when your brain assigns them meaning. If this resonates we’d love to help you begin healing from OCD.

02/25/2026

We are so excited to welcome Ashley Sjoerdsma LMSW, PMH-C to the Clark Counseling team!

Ashley is a Therapist with over 10 years of experience supporting women, with specialized passion for perinatal mental health. As a mom herself, she understands how overwhelming pregnancy, postpartum, and motherhood can feel and creates a space where women feel truly seen, safe, and supported.

She works with women navigating fertility challenges, postpartum anxiety and depression, traumatic births, loss, life transitions, and the emotional weight that can come with motherhood.

Ashley is now accepting new clients for virtual sessions across Michigan.

Visit clark-counseling.com/contact to schedule a free consultation. ✨

Welcome, Ashley! We’re so glad you’re here 🤍

02/23/2026

I (Christen) was honored to spend this morning at Cornerstone Church’s MomCo group talking with moms about maternal mental health.

Every time I speak, my hope is that moms leave feeling less alone and more supported in what they’re carrying. So many women are silently navigating anxiety, overwhelm, identity shifts, and emotional exhaustion while believing they’re the only one.

You’re not. And you don’t have to carry it alone. 🤍

02/20/2026

We are excited to announce that our team is officially growing!

More support, more capacity, more care for the women in our community🤍

Check back next week to learn more about the new therapist joining Clark Counseling in March - she is incredible!

02/17/2026

Myth: “Good moms don’t get overwhelmed.”
Truth: Good moms get overwhelmed because they care, because they’re human, and because they’re carrying more than most people will ever see.

Being overwhelmed doesn’t mean you’re failing.
It means you’ve been doing too much, feeling too much, or holding too much on your own.

You’re allowed to need help.
You’re allowed to set things down.
You’re allowed to be a good mom and a tired one.

If this hits home, take a deep breath and remember: you don’t have to muscle through it alone. 🤍

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Grand Rapids, MI
49546

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Monday	8am - 6pm
Tuesday	8am - 12pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 12pm
Friday	8am - 12pm

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http://clark-counseling.com/

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