Works with
How Thiera works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Thiera
Dr. Thiera Clifford is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan. She brings ten years of experience helping people manage stress, mood concerns, and life transitions.
Her work often focuses on clear, practical goals tailored to each person. She offers individual sessions that center on what is happening in the here and now. In conversation, she helps clients name the problems that interfere with daily life and build skills to handle them.
Background and approach
Topics she commonly addresses include anxiety, depression, anger, grief, parenting strain, and issues related to identity and discrimination. Dr. Clifford uses a mix of methods to meet real needs.
She draws from client-centered techniques to follow the person’s lead. Cognitive behavioral ideas help break unhelpful thinking and create different behavior patterns. She also integrates mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas when they fit a client's goals.
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions may include skill practice, psychoeducation, and exercises to calm the body and mind. Communication skills and confidence building are regular features of the work she does with clients.
For people juggling caregiving, chronic illness, or workplace stress, she brings focused support for coping and pacing. She also offers group options when peer support could be helpful. Dr.
Clifford aims to help people gain tools that make daily life easier and more manageable.
What Thiera works with
Everything Thiera lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Thiera's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Thiera lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-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.
How therapies like CBT and client-centered work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what the person needs. It emphasizes being heard, identifying goals, and working at the client’s pace to build insight and self-direction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it often suits anxiety, depression, anger, and stress-related issues. Mindfulness therapy teaches attention and body-based practices to reduce reactivity and improve coping with distressing feelings.Figuring out the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about your goals, try different techniques, and adjust based on what helps most. That collaborative process makes it easier to find a mode of work that fits your needs and schedule.
Online sessions offer flexibility in how therapy happens. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, ongoing reflection between sessions, and support for people who prefer not to use video. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and different routines.
Questions people ask about Thiera
What concerns does Dr. Clifford address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar mood concerns, and identity-related stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and goal focused, using clear skill teaching, psychoeducation, and practical exercises to help people manage everyday challenges.
What background does she bring to therapy?
She brings ten years of clinical experience working with individuals on mood, trauma, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Michigan.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
What formats are available for meeting online?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps begin the process of working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.