"I believe that parenting is one of the most important and, at times, challenging things we do.  It is a true pleasure to help a family overcome their problems and emerge with a healthier, happier family life."

Ted Lindberg, a licensed master’s clinical social worker, has over 28 years working with individuals, couples and families.  He has worked with a wide variety of clients with an equally wide variety of presenting problems.  He has worked extensively with individuals on issues of depression, anxiety, relationship adjustment, anger management, chronic illness, ADHD, work-related stresses, and childhood trauma. He has worked with couples on issues of infidelity, co-parenting and communication difficulties.  For the past 15 years Ted has provided Employee Assistance services to workers from a variety of different companies.  Since he has served in a number of management positions he understands workplace cultures and can assist workers and employers in developing positive working relationships.  His area of specialty is Family Therapy with families dealing with school behavioral and performance issues, child management issues, ADHD, anger management and blended families.

New services offered by Ted include Trauma Assessment and Treatment.  Over the past two years Ted received extensive training by the Children’s Trauma Assessment Center staff to enable the delivery of trauma assessments to children in need.  In 2009 he was also part of a pilot project with Western Michigan University to train therapists in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, an evidenced based therapy to help children who have experienced trauma learn how to manage their feelings and resolve the traumas they experienced.  

M.S.W., Social Work, University of Michigan
M.S. in Ed., Education, Southern Illinois University
B.A., Psychology, Wesleyan University

Ted received 7 years of post-masters training in Structural Family Therapy.  Since that time he has trained social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists in family therapy.  In addition Ted taught Couple Communication Workshops for 10 years and uses that material with couples he serves.