Watisha Sims, LPC
Michigan · 21 years in practice
Watisha Sims is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan who centers emotional connection in her work.
License and registration
- LPC, Michigan
- 6401011355 · expires October 2027
- NPI
- 1992121065 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 21
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Watisha
Watisha Sims is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan who centers emotional connection in her work. She emphasizes a calm, accepting space where people can speak about stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and struggles with self-esteem. Watisha writes short, direct guidance and listens closely to what matters most to each person.
With 21 years of experience, she uses practical tools to help people manage worry, sleep problems, mood shifts, and motivation.
Background and approach
Sessions often include clear strategies and small steps that can be tried between meetings. She blends talk-based approaches with mindful exercises to address everyday strain and major life changes. Watisha draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand and shift painful emotional patterns.
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to teach skills for handling thoughts, feelings, and behavior. These methods are used together to match a person’s goals and situation. Her background includes work with people facing burnout, compassion fatigue, first responder issues, and addiction concerns.
She also supports those coping with postpartum mood changes, bipolar mood challenges, obsessive thoughts, phobias, and multicultural stressors. Watisha pays attention to guilt, shame, isolation, and struggles with forgiveness. Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Conversations are practical and down-to-earth, focused on what’s most useful right now. Taking the first step is often the hardest part, and Watisha aims to make that step feel manageable and respectful.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Watisha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Sleeping disorders
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Communication problems
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
Approaches Watisha names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Emotion-Focused and ACT work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name strong emotions and the patterns that keep them stuck. Online sessions can guide someone to recognize what they feel in the moment and practice new ways of responding to emotional pain. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches people to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values. ACT online often uses short exercises and values-based homework to help clients move toward meaningful goals.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide whether EFT, ACT, CBT, or a mix best fits the person's needs and make adjustments as the work progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which add flexibility to how people connect. Video calls let the therapist and client see facial expressions and work in real time, while phone sessions can be easier on slow internet or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging allow ongoing reflection and quick check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try different ways of working.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist often address?
The therapist helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem concerns. Other focus areas include sleep problems, bipolar mood issues, ADHD, addiction, and coping with life changes.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
Sessions combine emotionally-focused work with practical skills from ACT and CBT. The therapist uses mindful techniques and client-centered listening to help people notice emotions and try small changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 21 years of professional work experience helping people with mood concerns, trauma, addiction, and stress-related issues.
Where is the therapist based and what credential do they hold?
She is licensed in Michigan and holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What formats are used for sessions?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are costs and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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