Adrian Emerick, LPC, CAADC, IECMH-E Licensed Professional Counselor in Michigan

Thank you for choosing me as your clinical counselor. In this role, I am responsible for the clinical therapy you receive as you work through stressful events in your life. My purpose in presenting this disclosure statement to you is to acquaint you with some of my goals for therapy, to provide you with an overview of the therapy process, and to outline some of the conditions under which we both must operate.

Prior to addressing the points listed above, I would like to review my qualifications for conducting supervision with developing clinicians. I have:

• MA in Counseling with specializations in Child and Adolescent Therapy as well as Mental Health, Oakland University, December 2013
• Coursework in supervision and supervision of masters’ level clinicians for 5+ years
• Forty-five additional hours of continuing education in clinical supervision
• Formal training in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Formal training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• Formal training in Alcohol and Addictions

I have been a clinical supervisor for 5+ years through a community mental health agency as well as a clinical therapist for 9+ years. I adhere to the National Board for Certified Counselor Code of Ethics, to the LPC Code of Ethics and to the Approved Clinical Supervisor Code of Ethics of the Center for Credentialing and Education. 

My direct client experience includes work with populations ranging from infants and toddlers, families, adolescents, couples, and/or former and current addicts. I have completed work with pregnant mothers, people in shelters/homeless, abuse and neglect, PTSD, severely emotionally disturbed teens, residential populations and substance use. 

My areas of expertise in direct client work and in providing clinical therapy include: 

• Mental Health
• TF-CBT
• DBT
• Adolescents
• Infants and Early Childhood

My therapy draws from person-centered, cognitive-behavioral, narrative, and existential theoretical models, infant mental health model, trauma focused cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavioral, concepts of social justice, juvenile justice, empowerment, and equal access to all societal members. As your clinical therapist, I will encourage you to consider your thoughts, your behaviors, and your feelings as you are present in clinical sessions and interact with your others outside of clinical therapy sessions. My clinical therapy sessions encompass the roles of teacher, consultant, and advisor to assist you with your own development and progression through stressful situations. The clinical therapy you will be offered will be developmentally appropriate for you so that it matches your awareness, readiness, and your therapeutic capabilities. The clinical therapy you receive will include discussions about your personal goals for yourself, be consistent with how you conceptualize stressful situations and work toward a common goal of your choice. You will be challenged and supported throughout treatment. You will be treated with respect.