
Michigan
Mel Akbay, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
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
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
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- General Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar
- Borderline Personality
- Bullying
- Work or Career Stress
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Grief and Bereavement
- Mood Disorder
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
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