Angela Doran MA, LPC, NCC, ATR

If you or your child is looking for support managing autism, sensory issues, anxiety, ADHD, or self-esteem, I would be honored to provide tools that help build skills to improve the quality or your life or your child’s life. I am privileged to provide a safe, healing space for children, teens, young adults, and parents seeking support for and acceptance of neurodivergency in a neurotypical world. Providing art therapy and creative interventions are central to my clinical mental health counseling approach.

Individuals possess a unique history and have different approaches to living; some people may be more cognitively-minded while others are more interested in what their intuition and emotions have to say. Being a clinical mental health counselor and art therapist permits me to work with a spectrum of clients by using evidence-based and creative approaches. 

Art therapy eliminates the pressure to rely on verbal communication to express complex thoughts and emotions. Through the use of an integrated theoretical approach, I customize my therapeutic response to best fit the needs of clients. I utilize characteristics from cognitive behavior therapy, family systems, humanistic therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, person-centered therapy, and mindfulness. 

I graduated from Wayne State University in 2021 with a dual Masters of Arts degree in clinical mental health counseling and art therapy. My experience as a therapist has been an amalgamation of working in settings including oncology groups, hospitals, day programs for adults with special needs, and an early-intervention center for children with autism spectrum disorder. I have worked with survivors of breast and ovarian cancer, adults with traumatic brain injuries, and children with anxiety, depression, adjustment disorders, trauma, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorder. I am a Nationally Certified Counselor and Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist.

Working within the family system is an integral part to creating healthier coping strategies, boundaries, and symptom management. In my practice, the therapeutic alliance is paramount to the success of mental health counseling interventions and techniques. Collaborating with clients to discover the root of their presenting concerns is not possible without a strong foundation of rapport and trust. I believe that clients are the experts on their lives, and that counseling strategies and art therapy experientials assist individuals to harness their strengths and improve presenting concerns. As a professional counselor and art therapist, it is my responsibility to present clients with a relevant and ethical therapeutic approach that is best suited to each of their distinctive needs.