Leadlight Counseling

Leadlight Counseling At Leadlight, we believe healing happens through connection. Hope Grows Here - for the whole family.

We provide relational, evidence - based mental care for individuals, couples, kids and families in West Michigan.

Meet Katie!We’re so excited to welcome Katie Anderson, LLMSW to our Wyoming team at Leadlight!Katie works with children ...
02/24/2026

Meet Katie!

We’re so excited to welcome Katie Anderson, LLMSW to our Wyoming team at Leadlight!

Katie works with children (ages 8+), adolescents, and young adults. She supports clients navigating anxiety, ADHD, depression, trauma, behavioral concerns, school-related challenges, social-emotional skill development, self-esteem and body image concerns, and autism spectrum (ASD). She also provides affirming, inclusive care for LGBTQIA+ clients.

With several years of experience in school settings, Katie understands the academic and developmental pressures youth face. Her approach is compassionate, collaborative, and strengths-based — helping clients feel safe, seen, and supported while building practical tools they can use at home, school, and beyond.

Katie draws from CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, activity- and play-based interventions, and somatic work. She believes therapy should be a space where clients can be fully themselves, grow in confidence, and develop skills to manage life’s challenges.

Katie currently has immediate openings in our Wyoming office!

If you’re looking for support for your child, teen, or young adult, we’d love to help you get connected. Head over to leadlightcounseling.com to learn more and get scheduled!

Meet Anna!We’re so excited to welcome Anna Patton, LLMSW to our Wyoming team at Leadlight Counseling!Anna works with chi...
02/23/2026

Meet Anna!

We’re so excited to welcome Anna Patton, LLMSW to our Wyoming team at Leadlight Counseling!

Anna works with children (ages 3+), adolescents, young adults, and families, specializing in complex trauma and PTSD, foster care and adoption experiences, sexually reactive behaviors, problematic po*******hy use, mood and personality disorders, self-harm, psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, and substance use concerns.

With experience in residential settings serving youth with significant trauma histories, Anna understands how heavy some stories can be. She believes there is always a spark of light — even in the darkest chapters. She brings warmth, steadiness, and gentle humor into the work while honoring the seriousness of what clients carry.

Her approach is integrative and trauma-informed, drawing from CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, somatic work, and play-based interventions. She partners closely with parents and caregivers, knowing healing is strongest when the whole system feels supported.

Anna currently has immediate openings in our Wyoming office. If you’re looking for support for your child, teen, or young adult, we’d love to help you get connected. Head to leadlightcounseling.com to learn more and get scheduled!

Thank you Grand Rapids Kids!
02/07/2026

Thank you Grand Rapids Kids!

Meet Nikki!Nikki Schmitt, LLMSW is a child and family therapist who has joined our team at the Cascade office and who wo...
02/05/2026

Meet Nikki!

Nikki Schmitt, LLMSW is a child and family therapist who has joined our team at the Cascade office and who works with children ages 3–11 as well as their caregivers. She specializes in supporting kids navigating trauma, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and behavioral challenges, and she has experience working with children in foster care and adoption, honoring the unique emotional and relational needs that can come with those experiences.

She has immediate openings so to learn more or get scheduled go to leadlightcounseling.com!

We are thrilled to share that our Wyoming office is officially open and now welcoming new kids, adolescents and young ad...
02/03/2026

We are thrilled to share that our Wyoming office is officially open and now welcoming new kids, adolescents and young adults clients!

1736 Gezon Parkway SW, Suite 100, Wyoming, MI 49519

We cannot wait to see you in that new space!

✨ We’re feeling incredibly grateful today. ✨West Michigan parents have spoken, and we’re honored to share that Leadlight...
01/30/2026

✨ We’re feeling incredibly grateful today. ✨

West Michigan parents have spoken, and we’re honored to share that Leadlight Counseling was voted #2 Mental Health Practice Office in West Michigan in the 2026 GRKIDS Family Care Providers Guide.

We’re also proud to celebrate several members of our team who earned Top 10 recognition for their work with children and families:

🌟 Jennifer Hayden
• Top 10 Mental Health Professional/Counselor for Kids
• Top 10 ADHD Therapist

🌟 Misty Lafree
• Top 10 Mental Health Professional/Counselor for Kids

🌟 Rebekah Karel
• Top 10 Mental Health Professional/Counselor for Kids

What makes this especially meaningful is how this work happens. We believe excellent care grows out of strong relationships, thoughtful collaboration, and a team culture that values both clinical excellence and clinician wellbeing.

Thank you to the families who trust us, and to the clinicians who show up with care and excellence every day. 💛

🎉 Leadlight is celebrating two years! 🎉It’s been a wonderful and wild two years of growth, learning, and meaningful work...
01/08/2026

🎉 Leadlight is celebrating two years! 🎉

It’s been a wonderful and wild two years of growth, learning, and meaningful work. We are deeply grateful for every person and family who has trusted us with their care — and for the incredible clinicians who show up with skill, compassion, and heart every single day.

Hope truly grows here, and we can’t wait to see what year three holds as we continue growing together.

Meet Kayla!Kayla Droscha, MA, LLC is joining our Cascade team. She offers a calm, compassionate space for teens, young a...
12/18/2025

Meet Kayla!

Kayla Droscha, MA, LLC is joining our Cascade team. She offers a calm, compassionate space for teens, young adults, and adults navigating anxiety, identity exploration, grief, trauma, and life transitions. She approaches therapy with curiosity and care, honoring each person’s story and meeting clients where they are without judgment. Kayla is especially passionate about identity-focused work and enjoys walking alongside clients as they make meaning of their experiences and move toward growth, authenticity, and hope.

She is accepting new clients now so to learn more or get scheduled head over to leadlightcounseling.com

Meet Dave!Dave Maat, MA, LPC is joining the team at Holland South. Dave brings a thoughtful, relational presence to his ...
12/16/2025

Meet Dave!

Dave Maat, MA, LPC is joining the team at Holland South.

Dave brings a thoughtful, relational presence to his work as a therapist at Leadlight Counseling. He offers a grounded, person-centered approach for individuals and families navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and the impact of spiritual or religious harm. Dave is deeply committed to creating a space where people feel respected, seen, and safe to share their stories at their own pace.

He’s accepting new clients for both adult individuals and couples. Checkout leadlightcounseling.com to learn more and get scheduled.

Social media was never designed for the human nervous system. Endless headlines. Endless outrage. Endless comparison.So ...
12/10/2025

Social media was never designed for the human nervous system. Endless headlines. Endless outrage. Endless comparison.

So many of us are carrying a quiet weight we can’t quite name — but we feel it in our bodies, our relationships, and our sense of safety in the world.

In today’s blog, Ross Whitman, MA, LLC explores Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and how it offers an unexpected lens for understanding modern social media — how distorted “shadows” shape our perception, our emotions, and our beliefs more than we realize.

The question isn’t whether to be informed. It’s how we stay engaged with the world without losing ourselves to it.

What would it look like to step outside the cave —
to ground ourselves in real people, real places, and real presence while remaining thoughtful, curious, and aware?

Read the post at leadlightcounseling.com/blog

Meet Jenna!Jenna Puttrich, LLMSW offers a warm, nonjudgmental space where kids and adults can feel safe, build trust, an...
11/20/2025

Meet Jenna!

Jenna Puttrich, LLMSW offers a warm, nonjudgmental space where kids and adults can feel safe, build trust, and develop their ability to regulate and respond to big emotions. She partners closely with parents and caregivers, helping them understand the needs beneath their child’s emotional or behavioral struggles so they can work together toward meaningful change.

Jenna specializes in working with children ages 5+, adolescents, and their families. She has experience supporting kids who have navigated foster care and adoption, traumatic events, sexual abuse, grief, anxiety, complex family dynamics, and involvement in the juvenile justice system.

Her approach is relationship-based and client-led, integrating EMDR, Trauma-Focused CBT, relational neuroscience, and TraumaPlay. Therapy with Jenna often includes a blend of play, art, and talk to keep sessions engaging and accessible.

Jenna also enjoys working with adults. She supports clients through both immediate crises and deeper healing related to trauma, domestic or sexual violence, attachment, anxiety, and depression. In addition to EMDR, she draws from Mindful Self-Compassion, CBT, and DBT to guide her work.

She is joining our team at Holland North and is currently accepting new clients. To learn more about Jenna or get scheduled head over to
leadlightcounseling.com!

We are pretty excited seeing this sign go up! The build out is coming along great and we can’t wait to begin welcoming c...
11/19/2025

We are pretty excited seeing this sign go up! The build out is coming along great and we can’t wait to begin welcoming clients in this space in January!

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217 E. 24th Street Suite 201
Holland, MI
MI

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

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