ANA CARDOSO (she/her)

MA., TLLP
Accepting Clients

Hello, I'm Ana! I'm a Mexican-American therapist driven to provide accessible therapy for children, adolescents, and young adults.

Psychologist in Portage, MI
Supervised by Timothy Howard Ed.D, Psychologist

Services
  • Individual
  • Child
  • Adolescent/Teen
  • Neuropsychological Assessment

About My Clients

Have you had to constantly move from place to place? Either intertwined in foster care systems, part of a migrating family for seasonal work, or an immigrant who moved countries? Maybe these experiences lead to you finding it difficult to process a traumatic experience. You are at the right place, I have over six years of experience working in child development settings, child welfare settings working with immigrant & migrant children/families, foster care systems, and Child Advocacy Centers

My Background and Approach

Hello, I'm Ana! I'm a Mexican-American therapist driven to provide accessible therapy for children, adolescents, and young adults. I am bilingual both fluent in English and Spanish and available to provide therapy in both Languages! Soy bilingüe, en Inglés y Español, y estoy disponible para proporcionar terapia en los dos idiomas! My specialties include trauma work with experience with children who are physical and sexual abuse survivors. I also have experience with children who are having behavioral troubles. My approach is integrative and I am flexible around my clients needs. I am always person centered and use play therapy to help my child clients. I also rely on expressive approaches such as art therapy, sand tray therapy, and play therapy to help clients explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. I enjoy supporting clients who may be experiencing anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and life transitions.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Person-Centered (Rogerian) Sandplay Therapy Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Other Techniques
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Holistic Therapy
  • Play Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Integrative Therapy
  • Trauma Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Abuse Child Issues Sexual Abuse or Assault
Other Issues
  • Abuse
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Anxiety
  • Child Issues
  • Codependency
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Violence
  • Family Conflict
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • Immigration/Acculturation
  • Learning Disorders
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
  • Racial Identity
  • Sexual Abuse or Assault
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
  • Teen Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
  • Medicaid
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Care Network
  • United Community Plan
  • McLaren Health Advantage
  • Priority Health
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: Less than a year
  • Languages: Español
  • Rate: $75 - 200/session

Info

Email ANA
1591 West Centre Ave
Portage, MI 49024

Reach out to ANA