Dr. Thiera Clifford

Dr. Thiera Clifford is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with ten years of clinical experience in Michigan. She works with people who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and anger. Her practice centers on one-on-one work to identify clear goals and practical steps forward.

Clients meet with Dr. Clifford to talk through current struggles and to set achievable goals. She uses straightforward strategies to build coping skills, improve communication, and increase daily functioning. Sessions often include skill-building around confidence, organization, and managing strong emotions.

Her background includes focused work with perinatal mental health, mood disorders, and trauma and abuse. She also supports people coping with chronic pain, caregiver stress, and multicultural concerns. Over ten years she has combined several approaches to match each person’s needs rather than relying on a single method.

In sessions she draws on client-centered principles to make the person’s goals central to the work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to identify unhelpful patterns and test new behaviors. Mindfulness practices are introduced to help people manage intense feelings and notice how thoughts and bodily sensations interact.

Dr. Clifford describes her role as collaborative and goal-focused. She offers individual care and also facilitates group therapy when group work fits a person’s needs. People who want an active, practical approach to change may find her style helpful.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's goals and experiences, with the therapist listening closely and shaping sessions around what matters most. This approach helps people feel heard and keeps the work relevant to their daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact, and uses practical exercises to test new ways of responding to stress and mood shifts. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and work-related stress.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Dr. Clifford will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. That might mean combining client-centered listening, CBT tasks, and mindfulness practices over several sessions to see what helps most.

Confirm session formats before booking so you know what options are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a full visit is not needed. It can also let people use mindfulness exercises and homework in the moment, with the therapist reviewing progress at the next meeting. Ask about the current session options when you start the matching process to plan what will work best for your schedule and needs.