April Hitchcock-Fofana , LMSW

April Hitchcock-Fofana is a Michigan-based licensed social worker with 20 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people through common but hard problems like anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, and low self-esteem. April brings steady presence and straightforward care to conversations about life stress and recovery.

She uses a person-centered style that starts by listening to what matters most to each client. Sessions aim to make sense of feelings, name patterns, and try small changes that can make daily life easier. She also works with people facing caregiving strain, chronic illness, addiction concerns, and issues around intimacy and attachment.

April draws on practical methods such as cognitive behavioral tools and dialectical behavior strategies to help manage difficult thoughts and strong emotions. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing are woven in when clients want to build new habits or clarify values. The goal is useful skills paired with respectful listening.

Her experience includes supporting people through adoption and foster care questions, abandonment wounds, caregiver stress, and aging and geriatric issues. April aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can sort through loss, life transitions, and complicated family dynamics.

Clients who prefer plain language and clear steps tend to do well with her approach. She invites people to take small, realistic steps toward better sleep, steadier moods, clearer communication, and more manageable stress.

How therapeutic approaches fit into online care

Client-Centered Therapy puts the person's experience first and involves listening and reflecting so goals come from the client. This approach helps when someone needs a calm space to sort through feelings and decide what matters most.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different actions to change mood and behavior. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress by giving clear exercises to practice between sessions.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and tolerating distress. It can help people who want concrete tools for emotional regulation and steadier relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. April will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying techniques, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan together.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, shorten travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also make it simpler to continue care while managing caregiving, health concerns, or work commitments.