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Michigan

Mel Akbay, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Online TherapySpeaks Turkish
License #640101443212 years of experienceAges 6+

Therapy is a safe space of self-exploration and building awareness of what is holding you back from leading a more fulfilling life: whether you have suffered a recent loss and trauma(s), are suffering with painful emotions or having trouble coping with a life transition etc. My areas of specializing are in a wide range of issues including, PTSD, anxiety disorders, self-esteem, obsessive-compulsive disorders, grief and loss and depression. Therapeutic techniques that I frequently use include psychodynamic therapy, EMDR, cognitive therapy as well as mindfulness-based strategies and self-compassion techniques. I highly value the therapeutic relationship and believe that it is instrumental in the treatment process.
I have been in practice for about 6 years in the field after graduated from Oakland University in 2014. I have experiences working with diverse population.

I work with

IndividualsChildrenTeens

Accepted insurances

  • 6 Degrees
  • 90 Degree Benefits
  • Aegis LLC
  • Aetna/ First Health
  • Aetna
  • Aetna Affordable Health Choices/ Aetna Voluntary
  • Aetna EAP
  • Allstate Benefits (through Allied Benefit Systems)
  • American Continental (Aetna Senior Supplemental)
  • Assured Benefit Administrators
  • Boon-Chapman Administrators/ Wellnet Healthcare
  • Christian Brothers Services

I specialize in

Treatment approaches

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Emotion Freedom Technique/Tapping
  • Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Gestalt
  • Interpersonal
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Psychodynamic
  • Trauma Focused

Communities I work with

  • Bisexual/Pansexual Allied
  • Blind/Visually Impaired
  • Body Positivity
  • Cancer Allied
  • Gay Allied
  • Intersex Allied
  • Lesbian Allied
  • Non-Binary Allied
  • Queer Allied
  • Transgender Allied
  • Military/Veteran Allied

Education

Master of Art in Counseling

Oakland UniversityGraduated 2014

EMDR IP DBT American Counseling Association NCC