- Client-centered care
- Skill-based tools
- Sleep and rest focus
About April
April Hitchcock-Fofana is a licensed social worker with 20 years of clinical experience in Michigan. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or relationship strain. She also supports those coping with grief, sleep problems, addiction concerns, and self-esteem struggles.
Her work focuses on listening first and then building practical steps forward. Sessions tend to center on what matters most to the client and on small changes that make daily life easier. She uses straightforward tools drawn from cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness to address thinking patterns and everyday habits.
April also draws on client-centered and motivational techniques to help people find their own strengths. That means she prioritizes the goals you name and adapts methods to your situation. She aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk honestly about painful or confusing experiences.
Her background includes long-term work with caregiving stress, chronic health issues, and complex family situations. She has experience with trauma and attachment-related concerns, adoption and foster care matters, and neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger Syndrome. This varied practice informs a flexible approach to problem solving.
In sessions she will help you notice patterns, practice concrete skills, and set realistic steps. The focus may include sleep and rest habits when those are affecting mood and day-to-day functioning. Her goal is to help people build routines that support better rest and steadier emotional balance.
Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on an open, nonjudgmental conversation where the therapist follows the client’s lead and helps clarify goals and values. This approach is useful for people wanting support to sort feelings, strengthen self-esteem, or work through decision points.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to change patterns that get in the way. CBT is often chosen for anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, and day-to-day stress because it gives clear skills to practice between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, brings skills in emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. It can help when strong emotions, relationship conflict, or self-directed anger make it hard to function day to day.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. April will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean combining elements of these approaches and adjusting the plan as progress happens.
Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce commute time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people work on sleep routines, stress management, and coping skills from their usual daily setting without promising a specific session type.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does April commonly address?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy challenges, grief, addictions, sleep difficulties, parenting strains, anger, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and many related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and practical. She listens closely, sets client goals together, and uses simple skills to change unhelpful thoughts and habits.
How much clinical experience does she have?
April brings 20 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and populations in Michigan.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds an LMSW, which is a licensed master social worker credential, and practices in Michigan.
In which languages can sessions be conducted?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.