About Irene
Irene Kyprianides is a licensed Master of Social Work who uses practical, goal-focused methods to help people facing anxiety, mood concerns, trauma, and parenting stress. She brings 15 years of experience in both independent practice and community-based settings. Her style is straightforward and strengths-based, aiming to help people feel steadier and more able to handle daily demands.
She often combines cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness and solution-focused work. That means sessions can include looking at unhelpful thinking patterns, learning short practices to calm the body, and setting small, achievable goals.
Background and approach
Irene also draws on trauma-informed methods when past events are affecting present life. Her experience includes working with anxiety disorders, PTSD, depression, autism spectrum concerns, and behavior challenges. She has supported parents, caregivers, and people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, grief, and major life transitions.
She also helps with anger, career stress, and the strain that comes from caregiving and compassion fatigue. Irene prefers to understand each person’s circumstances before planning next steps. She listens for strengths and builds on what already works.
Sessions focus on practical skills, clear steps, and small changes that add up over time. People who choose her can expect a collaborative approach that mixes insight with hands-on tools. Her goal is to help clients feel more capable, reduce overwhelm, and move toward daily routines that feel more manageable.
Using practical approaches in online therapy
Irene commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to address anxiety, mood challenges, and trauma-related symptoms. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-world evidence, which can reduce worry and improve coping. Mindfulness Therapy teaches short exercises to notice thoughts and bodily sensations without getting swept up, which can help during panic, stress, or strong emotions.She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help with ambivalence and to support changes like improving routines, sticking to treatment plans, or addressing substance use. That approach is collaborative and helps people identify their own reasons for change rather than being told what to do. Deciding which method to emphasize happens together, based on the client’s goals, needs, and preferences.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill practice, phone works for lower bandwidth or a shorter check-in, and chat or messaging can help maintain momentum between sessions. These options allow for flexible scheduling and ongoing support while tailoring the format to what works for each person.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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