After you submit your appointment request with information about presenting concerns, availability, preferences, and insurance/fee’s, our referral coordinator works to connect you with a therapist who is experienced in your concerns, compatible with your expressed needs, in-network with your insurance, and with shared availability.  Once the referral coordinator has made that connection, you will receive an email from your therapist to schedule a consultation, then complete intake paperwork and schedule your first appointment.

Some IEG therapists therapists are available to meet in our Ann Arbor office and ALL IEG therapists are able to meet with clients virtually, anywhere in the State of Michigan.  If you choose online teletherapy, please be aware that it is your responsibility to ensure that you have a stable internet connection for video visits and a quiet, confidential space to meet with your therapist.

We always have a waitlist but that doesn’t necessarily mean you will be there for long. Some people reach out with requests or availability that we are not able to immediately accommodate and must remain on the waitlist until a compatible therapist becomes available.  Other people bounce right off the waitlist within an hour of joining.  While we cannot guarantee services within a specific time frame, you can always ask the administrator for their best guess.

When you are submitting your appointment request, write your preferred therapist/s name in the same box as your presenting concerns. We will always check with those therapists first!  For a wide range of reasons, sometimes therapists are not able to connect with a client who has requested them.  In that case, we will inform you that they are not available and discuss other options.

IEG therapists offer one complimentary 15-minute consultation prior to scheduling your first appointment. This is an opportunity to clarify your needs, ask questions, and get a feel for each other.  If you decide that you’d prefer not to work with the therapist who reached out, that’s fine!  You can let them know or just reach back out to the administrator by email to request a different therapist. No one takes it personally and we value your commitment to your care.

The first session is a time for you and your therapist to get to know each other. You will discuss what led you to therapy, outline goals, and strategies ways to meet those goals. There are no expectations of you.  Show up just as you are and we’ll figure it out together!

There may be times when it feels helpful to bring a partner, family member, friend, or another support person to a session. Talk with your therapist beforehand so you can decide together how their involvement might support your goals. Your therapist may also talk with you about confidentiality and what it means to have another person participate in your session.

You and your therapist will decide on a schedule that best fits your needs. Most people starting therapy meet once a week for 55-minute sessions. Sessions may become more or less frequent as your needs change, though session length typically stays the same.Everyone's therapeutic journey is different. Some people find the support they need in a few months, while others benefit from longer-term therapy. Your goals, needs, and progress will help guide the process. You and your therapist can regularly check in about what is working for you.

Our administrative hours are Monday-Friday 10am-6pm.  Email is the preferred method of contact at administation@integrativeempowerment.com.  We can also be reached by phone, 734.945.6210. Therapists see clients morning, afternoons, evenings, and weekends, from 9am-9pm.  This does not mean that there is always someone available at these times, but that they are hours of operation.  We are a “by appointment” practice and do not have open office hours to meet with therapists or administrators.  We have no walk-in availability.

We have abundant free parking on-site at our Carpenter location.  We can be reached by bus via lines 4, 5, and 66.

The best way to connect a new client is by directing them to our appointment request form on our website!  We’ll take it from there.  We appreciate all of our referral partners, thank you for trusting us!