- Strengths-based approach
- Trauma-informed care
- Goal-focused strategies
About Irene
Irene Kyprianides is a licensed Master of Social Work with 15 years of clinical experience. She combines practical strategies with a strengths-based view so people feel understood and supported. Irene focuses on everyday problems like anxiety, stress, depression, parenting strain, grief, and coping with life changes including disasters.
She has worked in private practice and community settings since 2008. That experience includes supporting people with trauma, PTSD, mood disorders, and behavioral challenges. She has also worked with autism spectrum disorders, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, intellectual disabilities, and issues common in foster care and adoption situations.
Irene uses approaches that help people practice new skills and notice what works in daily life. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, solution-focused steps, and trauma-focused work to match the person and the problem. Sessions often prioritize clear, short-term goals and practical tools that can be used between meetings.
Her way of working begins with listening to the whole situation and finding strengths to build on. She pays attention to the causes of current struggles and to how family history, caregiving roles, and life transitions matter. Her aim is to help people reduce distress, manage emotions, and feel more able to meet daily demands.
Irene welcomes conversations about complicated topics like abandonment, attachment, impulsivity, compassion fatigue, and coping after natural or human-caused disasters. If you want to try therapy, she asks clients to share their goals so together they can choose steps that feel doable and relevant.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying practical behavior changes. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and managing mood swings by breaking problems into observable steps.Mindfulness Therapy helps people practice paying attention to the present moment and noticing thoughts and feelings without judgment. This approach can reduce reactivity, support stress management, and aid emotion regulation during difficult times.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Irene will listen to your concerns, goals, and preferences and discuss which methods might fit best. She works together with clients to try approaches and adjust them based on what feels helpful and realistic.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as specific formats were not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They can also let people continue work on coping skills between appointments and bring real-life situations into conversation for practical problem solving.
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Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Irene commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, grief, anger, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes including coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Irene uses a strengths-based, practical style emphasizing clear goals and skills practice. Techniques draw from cognitive behavioral methods, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, solution-focused steps, and trauma-focused work.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has worked as a therapist since 2008, bringing about 15 years of experience in both private practice and community-based settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master of Social Work, and practices out of Michigan.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before scheduling so you know which formats are offered.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.