Trudy Adler, LMSW

Trudy Adler is a licensed social worker in Michigan with 16 years of interpersonal practice experience. She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, life changes, compassion fatigue, relationship and family concerns, anger, depression, and issues around motivation and confidence.

Her work centers on a strengths-based approach that focuses on tools you already have. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented. Trudy tailors conversations and plans to each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.

She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in sessions. Trudy helps clients identify small, workable steps to improve everyday habits and thought patterns. She also supports people facing aging and geriatric concerns, body image, cancer-related stress, caregiver strain, eating and food-related worries, forgiveness, hoarding, hospice and end-of-life matters, and self-love.

Trudy combines her clinical practice with prior research and administrative experience. That background informs how she structures sessions and follows up on goals. Her style is collaborative - she works with people to set realistic aims and track progress.

People often leave sessions with clear, doable strategies to try between meetings. Trudy frames therapy as a partnership that helps build confidence and coping skills over time.

How evidence-based techniques can guide online work

Trudy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing everyday thoughts and habits and building on personal strengths. One common approach involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing alternative responses in daily life to reduce anxiety and low mood. Another frequent element is habit-focused coaching that breaks goals into small steps and builds routines that support better coping and motivation.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. Together they will try methods and adjust them based on what helps most.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm which session formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow shorter check-ins between in-person visits, and reduce travel time. It can also let people practice new thinking and habit strategies in their usual environments, then bring observations back to sessions for troubleshooting and support.