Lara Hakamaki, Certified Addiction Counselor (CAC)

Lara Hakamaki

(She/Her/Hers)

Certified Addiction Counselor (CAC), Certified Clinical Social Worker (CSW), Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP), Certified Social Worker (CSW), Certified Trauma Professional, Counselor, Independent Substance Abuse Counselor, Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC), Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC), Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Graduate Social Worker, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Licensed Master Level Psychologist (LMLP), Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Masters Addiction Counselor (LMAC), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), Marriage, Family, and Child Counselor (MFCC), Psychologist

Accepting clients
Updated 30+ days ago
20 years in practice

Michigan Psychological Care offers a wide variety of services from individual, group, family/couples counseling, psychological evaluations, and more.

Hello! Michigan Psychological Care has offices in 5 locations across Michigan with the option of in person and telemedicine sessions. We have offices in Howell, Jackson, Saint Johns, Alma, and Midland. Michigan Psychological Care offers a wide variety of mental health services. Some of our services include but are not limited to individual therapy, group counseling, family/couples counseling, psychological evaluations, substance abuse treatment, and much more. We have providers who specialize in just about everything. Anxiety, depression, PSTD, OCD, ADHD, and others are just the beginning of what we work with. What are you waiting for? Contact us today to live the life you've always dreamed.

Remote / In-person
Speaks English, Spanish
Emergency number not available
Cisgender WomanLGBTQIA+ ally

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

  • Alcohol Use
  • Anger Issues
  • Antisocial Personality
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Avoidant Personality
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body Image
  • Borderline Personality
  • Career
  • Childhood Abuse
  • Chronic Illness/Pain
  • Cognitive Functioning
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Dependent Personality
  • Depression
  • Disability
  • Divorce
  • Drug Use
  • Eating Concerns
  • End of Life
  • Family Caregiving Stress
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief and Loss
  • Histrionic Personality
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • Intimacy Concerns
  • Learning Disorder
  • Life Transitions
  • Loneliness/Isolation
  • Men's Issues
  • Narcissistic Personality
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
  • Panic
  • Paranoid Personality
  • Parenting Concerns
  • Peer Difficulties
  • Perfectionism
  • Performance Anxiety
  • Personal Growth
  • Personality Disorders
  • Phobia
  • Physical Assault
  • Physical Stress
  • Polyamorous relationship
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy/Loss of Pregnancy
  • Relationship Violence/Stalking/Harassment
  • Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
  • Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
  • Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
  • School Concerns
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Sex Addiction/Pornography Concerns
  • Sexual Assault
  • Sexual Concerns
  • Sexual Identity
  • Sleep Concerns
  • Social Anxiety
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Trauma
  • Women's Issues
  • Work/Life Balance

Age groups

  • Children (under 10)
  • Preteens (10-12)
  • Teens (13-17)
  • Young adults (18-30)
  • Adults (31-64)
  • Seniors (65 or older)

Special groups

  • Body positivity
  • Immigrants
  • Little people
  • Neurodivergent people
  • People in the foster care system
  • People of color
  • People who are bisexual
  • People who are blind or visually impaired
  • People who are deaf or hearing impaired
  • People who identify as gay
  • People who identify as lesbian
  • People who identify as non-binary
  • People who identify as queer
  • People with disabilities
  • People with HIV or AIDS
  • Transgender
  • Veterans

Treatment specialties

Therapeutic modalities

  • Assessment/Evaluation
  • Behavior Modification
  • Communal Therapy
  • Couples Therapy
  • Family Therapy
  • Group Therapy
  • Individual Therapy

Treatments

  • Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
  • Mindfulness Training
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Formal Psychological Assessment
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Christian Counseling
  • Person-Centered Therapy
  • Behavior Therapy
  • Relational Psychotherapy
  • Somatic Psychotherapy
  • Medication-Assisted Substance Use Treatment
  • Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Transference Focused Therapy (TFP)
  • Positive Psychology
  • Social Skills Training
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Relationship Enhancement Therapy
  • Process-Oriented Psychology
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Internal Family Systems Therapy
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • Art Therapy
  • Faith-Based Therapy
  • Gottman Method
  • Attachment-Based Therapies
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Anger Management
  • Play Therapy
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Sand Tray Therapy
  • Brief Psychotherapy
  • Interpersonal Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Location

  • Michigan Psychological Care

    Office Building

    323 East Grand River AvenueHowell, MI 48843

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Remote options

  • Video

Payment options

Insurance

In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies

  • Aetna – Michigan
  • ASR – Michigan
  • Beacon – Michigan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield – Michigan
  • Cigna – Michigan
  • Cofinity – Michigan
  • HAP Midwest Health Plan – Michigan
  • Humana – Michigan
  • Magellan – Michigan
  • McLaren Health Advantage – Michigan
  • Medicaid – Michigan
  • Medicare – Michigan
  • Meridian – Michigan
  • Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) – Michigan
  • Molina – Michigan
  • Multiplan – Michigan
  • Optum – Michigan
  • Priority Health – Michigan
  • United Health Care – Michigan
  • Out-of-pocket
  • Single case agreement
  • Sliding scale
  • In-network insurance

Credentials

Licenses

  • PHD

    6301013203, Michigan

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