Kerre Nitz, LPC

Kerre Nitz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan who helps people facing anxiety, depression, grief, stress, and trauma. She supports individuals dealing with relationship concerns, self-esteem and body image struggles, addictions, ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and parenting or career stress. Kerre also works with people coping with chronic illness, caregiver strain, and life changes brought on by disasters.

She describes therapy as a partnership built on trust and unconditional positive regard. Sessions focus on identifying strengths and skills people already have. Kerre aims to help clients move past barriers and toward clearer purpose and direction.

Her background includes work in inpatient settings, school counseling, hospital crisis response, and outpatient individual therapy. She completed a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Certificate in Trauma Studies, plus a Master of Divinity from Regent University. She has about eight years in the helping professions across a range of age groups.

Kerre draws from several approaches to shape sessions to each person's needs. Techniques come from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment perspectives, and dialectical behavior methods. She emphasizes practical skills, emotion awareness, and building lasting coping strategies.

People who choose Kerre can expect clear goals, steady support, and a focus on usable tools. She encourages clients to notice progress and practice new responses between sessions. Her aim is to help clients regain confidence and move forward with purpose.

How Kerre’s Approaches Fit Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, while focusing on values and small steps toward a meaningful life. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches specific skills to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. It often includes practical exercises and homework between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build safer ways of relating and managing emotions, which can be helpful for relationship concerns and attachment issues.

Choosing the right method is part of the work. Kerre will collaborate with each person to figure out which approaches match their goals and needs. Sessions can blend methods so people get both emotional understanding and concrete skills.

The original profile did not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins during a work break or times when a shorter session is helpful. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, worksheets, and behavioral tasks to work well in remote sessions so progress continues between appointments.