- Person-centered care
- Practical strategies
- Adoption and foster care focus
About April
April Hitchcock-Fofana is a Michigan-based licensed social worker with 20 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people get through hard moments like depression, anxiety, grief, and low self-esteem. April emphasizes a steady, person-centered way of working that respects each person’s story.
Her sessions tend to be collaborative and practical. She helps people name what feels overwhelming and build steps toward feeling better. Topics she commonly addresses include relationship struggles, stress, sleep disruption, parenting strain, and issues around addiction and compassion fatigue.
April also pays attention to areas connected to adoption and foster care when they come up in a person’s life. She supports people dealing with attachment challenges, abandonment, blended family concerns, and the stresses that come with caregiving or chronic illness. She brings a broad view to these problems rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Her approach draws on client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. That mix is used to help people change unhelpful patterns, manage strong emotions, and practice new ways of relating to themselves and others.
April aims to make therapy understandable and down-to-earth. She works at a pace that fits each person and focuses on clear steps clients can use between sessions. To begin, people can use the site’s Start Therapy flow to match and schedule according to availability.
How different approaches shape online work
Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s experience first. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is said, and helps people find their own solutions. This approach supports issues like low self-esteem, relationship concerns, and grief.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses straightforward exercises to spot unhelpful thinking and practice different responses, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep problems.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. It offers practical tools for stress, anger, and relationship struggles.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Decisions about methods happen collaboratively and can change as needs shift.
If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full session is not needed. It can also let people use therapies like CBT and DBT skills practice in between appointments. Confirm the available session formats when you start so scheduling fits your life.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does April focus on?
She addresses a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, self-esteem, addictions, trauma and abuse, and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and collaborative, using practical steps to help people manage emotions and change unhelpful patterns.
What is her clinical background?
April has 20 years of clinical experience working with individuals on complex life challenges.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds an LMSW and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with April?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.