Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Spring works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 24
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Spring
Spring Hardy is a licensed social worker who helps people manage strong emotions and life stressors. She brings 24 years of front-line experience and focuses on making change feel doable. People often seek her out for anger, anxiety, depression, grief, and pressure from family or work.
She keeps sessions practical and person-centered. Conversations start with immediate concerns and move toward small, realistic steps. Clients will find straightforward tools for handling overwhelming moments and ideas to try between sessions.
Background and approach
Spring draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and try new responses. She also uses mindfulness practices to help people slow down and notice their reactions. Solution-focused ideas are used to identify strengths and quick changes that make daily life easier.
Her background includes work across many life stages and a long history supporting people after trauma, loss, and major life changes. This experience shapes a flexible style that adapts to each person's goals and pace. Spring holds an LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker - and practices in Michigan.
She offers sessions in English and works with people from a variety of backgrounds, including those dealing with adoption or foster care matters, aging concerns, ADHD, and complex family problems.
What Spring works with
Everything Spring lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Spring's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Money and financial issues
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Spring lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the person's lead in session. It helps people feel understood and builds trust so they can try new ways of coping. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change patterns that fuel anger, anxiety, or low mood.Finding the right approach usually happens together. Spring will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. She can adjust techniques over time if something feels more or less helpful, and she encourages feedback about what works in daily life.
Online formats offer useful flexibility for ongoing work. Video calls are good for in-depth conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions fit when bandwidth is low or a camera feels like too much. Live chat and text-based messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, practice between sessions, or quick skill coaching. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.
Questions people ask about Spring
What concerns does Spring commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, self-esteem, career strain, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, and ADHD among other issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is warm and client-centered, focusing on practical strategies and steady progress. Sessions emphasize clear steps people can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Spring has 24 years of clinical experience working with people in a variety of situations and life stages.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, and practices in Michigan.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.