Carolyn Lewis-Stone, LMSW

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I have been a client of Ms Lewis-Stone for several years after referral by several educator colleagues who knew her through her work with University of Michigan and her private practice. My late-life diagnosis of Severe Clinical Depression & Anxiety and Mood Disorders required medication through a Psych MD and Cognitive Therapy with a social worker. After searching to find a helpful med and some sessions with a couple of less-skilled therapists, finding Ms Lewis-Stone started a genuine road to wellness. I do not know of any better-credentialed, more skilled cogitive/talk therapist in the state. This judgment comes from years of private consultation and over 5 years at U-M Depression Center, including MD/MSW treatment, workshops, & group therapy. She is literally THE BEST - professionally and interpersonally. If asked she will consult with my MD and can also recommend a cooperating local MD she works with. In a therapy session I have never felt defensive, blamed or in any way threatened or unsupported by her questioning and guidance. She is not above giving a challenging "homework assignment" to help clarify an issue that surfaces during a session. Those fun and very constructive little exercises were what made me feel I was finally on the way to self-healing. I leave every session with current conflicts sorted out, a plan to make amends and or try new strategies to deal with the next day. She helped me immensely in transitioning to retirement and reinventing myself into a new art career. With a firmer grasp of and a vocabulary to pin down vexing psychological circles I was going in, I am better today than I have ever been. I can self-correct most issues. Isn't that the goal?