In-Person in Grand Rapids, MI
What if the "need to be needed" is actually a good thing? What if the goal of therapy wasn't to figure out "your true self" but to see how much others are a part of you? Why have the times we've "felt most like ourselves" actually been the times we felt most loved and known?
Those are the questions that are at the heart of who we are: the unchosen and chosen people in our story who have given us the most joy and the most pain. It isn't about "finding ourselves" by digging deep within, but understanding who we are and who God is. I work with people working through the loss of a relationship or a change in life, young adults transitioning into a life with greater independence, and people feeling more and more anxious as experience the burden of increasing responsibilities. We'll discuss how to more deeply experience God, others, and ourselves in the midst of the pains and transitions that life brings.
Client Focus
Session Format: Family, Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Young Adult
Fees & Insurance
Insurance
- Accepts Insurance
- Aetna, BCBS, Kancare, Medicaid, ProvidrsCare, UMR, United
Education & Credentials
Will Bell LCPC, LPC
- Male
- License # KS LCPC 02952; MI LPC 6401017490
- Licensed in Kansas, Michigan
- Practicing Since 2016
Will Bell Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available In-Person in Grand Rapids, MI
- Available Online for residents of Kansas, Michigan
- Online Therapy Details: Telehealth through SimplePractice
“In practice, there no such thing as autonomy. There is only a distinction between responsible and irresponsible dependence.” – Wendell Berry
There’s an idea of therapy that pictures it as a purely self-empowered place, a place that inspires you to take control of your life and be who you really are. But life itself is rarely this way. We need people to support us. It’s not about picking ourselves up by our bootstraps. If the people around us are grieving, we are grieving. If we are in pain, those nearest to us are in pain. We depend on others; they depend on us.
I approach therapy as a relationship where we will discover how the story of those you are connected to (and those who may have left you), have impacted your life. The goal is not to just make you “be yourself,” but for you to feel recommitted to the people you care about - to feel a healthy dependence with others. With this understanding, we can move forward to structure our lives: building heathier habits, new ways of thinking, and strengthening our rhythms in relationships.