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Antoinette Ali

Collaborative, strengths-based support for change

LMSW Michigan

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Grief
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Antoinette

Antoinette Ali is a licensed social worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan who brings a decade of professional experience to her work. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma, and offers support around self-esteem, motivation, and LGBTQIA-related concerns.

Background and approach

Her approach emphasizes recognizing and building on each person's existing strengths rather than treating the person as a problem to fix. Antoinette adopts a collaborative stance, inviting clients to lead with their own priorities while she offers guidance, tools, and encouragement.

She aims to help clients navigate life transitions, relationship or family challenges, anger, postpartum and mood-related issues, and questions around life purpose and forgiveness. Through practical strategies and respectful listening, she supports clients as they take steps toward clearer goals and greater well-being.

Her practice also addresses communication problems, parenting and family dynamics, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, and themes of self-love and women's issues. Antoinette frames therapy as a partnership that honors the client's expertise in their own story and helps translate courage into concrete change.

Approach-Focused Online Therapy Options

Antoinette uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and to develop practical skills for managing mood and anxiety symptoms. Client-Centered Therapy is another mainstay of her work, offering a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client's perspective guides the pace and focus of sessions and personal strengths are highlighted.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription. She will work with clients to explore which methods fit their goals and preferences, adapting techniques over time as needs evolve so the plan remains aligned with progress and priorities.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it possible to access therapeutic support without travel, and they allow ongoing contact to practice skills, check progress, and refine strategies between live conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Antoinette address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, self-esteem, LGBT-related issues, relationship and family problems, anger, and life transitions among other concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and strengths-focused, combining client-centered listening with practical techniques to help clients set goals and build coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
Antoinette has 10 years of professional work experience supporting clients across a range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LMSW and is licensed in Michigan with license number MI LMSW 6801105822.
In what languages does she provide services?
Services are offered in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTGriefSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseAnger managementCoping with life changesCoaching

Additional focus areas

Communication problemsFamily problemsForgivenessLife purposeMood disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English