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  Take the quiz to determine if Telka's services are right for you.  Yes answers indicate Telka's services could help. 

1. Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, burnout or stress?                                                                                                   Yes                    No                 
2.  Would you like to understand the difference between normal emotional pain and medical mood disorders?            Yes                     No
3.  Is something missing in your life?                                                                                                                                                     Yes                     No
4.  Do you need help with those changes you have been thinking about?                                                                                 Yes                     No
5.  Could your confidence use a boost?                                                                                                                                                Yes                    No
6.  Does your worrying exhaust you?                                                                                                                                                     Yes                    No
7.  Are you struggling with your relationships or with your lack of relationships?                                                                     Yes                    No
8.  Do you or someone you love have a temper problem?                                                                                                                Yes                    No
9.  Would you like to learn how to let go of the past?                                                                                                                          Yes                    No
10. Do you mess up your life with over eating, over spending, bad decisions, procrastination or negative thinking?    Yes                    No

 
 Telka's Solution Focused Therapy Services: Telka has established a reputation within the Lansing community as a successful individual, couple and group therapist by healing clients with:  *Mood disorders: depression and anxiety, *Work related stress, *Health concerns,  *Recovery issues  *Past trauma  *Divorce adjustment, *Grief and Loss, *Parenting concerns, *Relationship problems, *Self-defeating behaviors: over-eating, excessive spending and anger management issues. 

Professional Credentials: Telka Arend-Ritter L.M.S.W., A.C.S.W.  Licensed Masters Level Social Worker for the state of Michigan (L.M.S.W.) in good standing for 25 years. Accreditation of Certified Social Workers (A.C.S.W.) since 1986.  During the same year, Telka was also awarded a certification in accredited addictions counselors.   Member of the National Association of Social Workers (N.A.S.W.) for 25 years.

Insurance Coverage Information:  For specific insurance questions, contact the customer service number on the back of your insurance card. Telka is able to participate with any medical insurance company that recognizes and participates with Masters level Licensed Social Workers in private, solo practice.   Telka is a paneled provider for the following insurance companies:

Aetna, BCBS-Blue Choice, BCBS POS,  BCBS-PPOM, BCBS Traditional,  Blue Care Network,  McLaren,  Medicare B,  several Messa policies, Messa Tri Med, PHP, SPHN,  Health Plus, Cofinity.   Telka is also a HMO provider for Magellan, United Behavioral Health and Value Options.

Please note that some policies exclude coverage of A.C.S.W. social workers in solo private practice. Ask the customer service representative specifically about your coverage and benefit.   Telka also offers private pay services for the non-insured. 

Telka's medical billing company is Mid-Michigan Medical Management owned by MaryBeth Houpt at 517-676-9788.

Office Location for Telka Arend-Ritter L.M.S.W., P.C.

Directions MapQuest link

Campus Village Center:  1151 Michigan Ave  Office #110   East Lansing, Michigan 48823-4069

 Telka's Life Solutions: 11-week Solution Focused Program Description:

Session #1 Beginning Life Solutions.    “What is healthy?” “How can I change? Where do I start?” This session explores insights into coping with stress and beginning a personalized strategy plan for life healing, life changing, Life Solutions.

Session #2 Stressful Relationships .   This session defines the difference between assertive, aggressive and passive relationships. Learn how to make the changes in your thoughts and actions that lead to healthy relationship skills both professionally and personally.

Session #3   Emotional Healing: Understanding and healing emotions.    This program differentiates between normal painful emotions and medical mood disorders. Depression and anxiety tests are administered and discussed. Strategies for emotional healing are shared.

Session #4   Healing Anger.    In this unique program, participants learn to “heal” anger by addressing the more fragile emotions that trigger an anger response.  Participants develop the   skills to manage their own anger as well as to diffuse anger in others. Both personal and professional anger issues are addressed.

Session #5   Coping WITHOUT bad habits.     “It is hard fighting an enemy who has outposts in your head.” Participants discover the power of thoughts and how reframing negative thoughts helps eliminate bad habits such as over eating, spending, co-dependency and low self-esteem.

Session #6   Healing Relationships: Recognizing and maintaining healthy relationships.    What’s healthy love? This program explores healthy trust and how to become, then find an "ideal partner" by learning strategies to build healthy relationships with self or others.

Session #7   Healing Worry and Fear.     Some people make changes only when life gets too painful the way it is. This session addresses the fears related to change by breaking the “worry habit” and overcoming procrastination.

Session #8   Living With Stress.     Learn coping strategies that allow the healing of painful emotions. This session sheds light on how to transform pain into purpose.

Session #9   Confidence Building: "Why do I think that I am not enough?"     In this session participants learn what causes low self esteem, how to develop healthier self esteem, and why many people decide not to embrace a healthier self image.

Session #10   Dealing with difficult people.     From ex-lovers, to in-laws, teenagers, co-workers and bosses, this session addresses the lessons that difficult people bring into our lives and ways to learn from and to celebrate those lessons. 

Session # 11 Letting go: Putting the past behind.    Holding on to past pain serves a purpose. This session explores why we carry yesterday into now. Learn how to release the past if you choose. Letting go is a decision.

 Telka's Life Solutions Stress Management  Calendar       2010   Space limited to 10 members. Early registration recommended.

*Program dates and times are subject to change. Additional dates and times may be added upon request. Additional locations  also added upon request. Contact Telka for details on how to offer a Life Solutions Stress Management Series or Seminar at your office/company location!

All  of Telka's treatment programs and seminars are  based on her 250 page spiral bound self help manual:  Change Your Thoughts, Heal Your Life: An Eleven Week Self-Help Workbook.   Transform wounds into wisdom, pain into purpose and inspire others to do the same. (Copyright 2006 Telka Arend-Ritter L.M.S.W., A.C.S.W. Revised and updated 2009 edition)   Telka's Life Solutions based seminars have been approved by the Michigan Social Work Collaborative as continuing education credits .  Approval number for Telka's Life Solutions Social Work Continuing education is: 020707-06

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