Charles Elias LMSW, PhD

Accepting Clients

With over 50 years experience in Counseling, Consulting and Mentoring, I see people as my books and my library continues to grow.

Clinical Social Worker in Farmington Hills, MI

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About My Clients

The world is changing at an ever increasing pace! Up is down and down is up. We are all being asked to take on more responsibilities than ever. Career paths and personal roles are being disrupted and life feels uncertain. BREATHE! You’ve got this and I’ve got you. Whether working short-term or longer, ongoing or intermittent, I help guide clients through a process of self-discovery. Fresh insights and clarity emerge while unique natural guidance systems are developed.

My Background and Approach

As a Psychotherapist, I approach counseling as a natural occurrence existing within contemporary life. Sessions are interactive and holistic, respectful and compassionate; employing thought processes, feelings and behaviors. (We often laugh a lot!) Although trained in both classical and contemporary theory and methodology, I see people as my books, and my library is constantly expanding. Nourished by my own experiences, those of my clients and the places we intersect, I serve as both companion and guide while my clients discover, own and embrace their own natural resources. I consider my work an art form — the natural tools of my craft being intuition, creativity, approximation and invention. The illusion of security perpetuated by living in fixed, emotional structures is replaced with a genuine security in trusting one’s ability to create structure as needed — like a spider spinning a web, rather than living in a cage.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

My practice is a reflection of my own moral and ethical values that every individual has boundless potential and is unique with talents, ideas and sense of personhood of untold value. My own journey brought me to my profession as I worked to address how to engage in life as a full human being. I learned to view people as my books, and draw upon lessons learned from mentors, friends, colleagues, clients and social circles. Needless to say, my library is constantly expanding! Whether in the private sector or the business world, people are my focus and relationships my frame-of-reference. I see nourishment as a product of relationships — with oneself, others, tasks, substances, ideologies, ways of life and more.

Client Focus

Languages
English

Qualifications

License
LMSW, PhD, State of Michigan · #6801064086
Years in practice
0 years

I have experience with the following

  • Christianity
  • Judaism
  • Interfaith

Hours & Availability

New clients welcome
Currently accepting new clients

Location

Primary Location

Farmington Hills, MI 48336
(248) 817-3818

Access & Transport

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance (ADA compliant)
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At A Glance

  • Experience: Less than a year
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $199/session

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