Dr. Thiera Clifford, LPC

Dr. Thiera Clifford is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or big life changes. Her work includes support around parenting, intimacy concerns, career stress, and challenges related to chronic illness or caregiving.

She offers one-on-one work that centers on clear, practical goals. Sessions look at what is happening now and build coping skills that fit daily life. Clients can expect attention to communication, confidence, and strategies to manage mood and stress.

Dr. Clifford uses a mix of approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy, client-centered work, mindfulness practices, psychodynamic ideas, and solution-focused techniques. That blend helps people learn new ways of thinking, notice patterns that hold them back, and try small experiments that change how they feel and act.

Her practice also includes group work to add peer support when that is helpful. Groups are organized around specific needs and provide a chance to practice skills with others facing similar issues.

Dr. Clifford emphasizes practical steps alongside self-reflection. She helps people map out goals, practice new behaviors, and track progress. Her aim is to support steady, manageable change so daily life becomes easier to handle.

How therapeutic approaches meet online care

Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and building on each person’s strengths. The therapist focuses on understanding your goals and reflecting what matters to you so you can set the pace for change.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test them with real-life experiments. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and mood-related concerns and focuses on clear, practiceable skills.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve awareness of emotions and physical sensations. It can be helpful for stress, grief, and coping with chronic pain or caregiving strain.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust the plan as progress is tracked.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, practicing skills between sessions, or when writing feels easier than speaking.

These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain momentum between visits, and try approaches that fit daily life.