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OUR TEAM

Our Team in Brighton

Welcome! Transformational Choices is a community-based professional service that provides a full range of life enhancing services in a holistic, mindful, and supportive setting.

 

Our mission is to support mindful change within individuals, groups, and organizations. We are proud to offer a diverse array of services, including mental health counseling for individuals, groups, families, children. We work to address relationship issues between couples, within small groups, and in families. We offer life and wellness coaching and consultation, as well as organizational evaluation and consulting.

We are committed to providing the best professional services by working with our clients and developing and implementing the most effective and customized life enhancing change plans, through the promotion of learning and personal growth.

Transformational Choices uses a natural and organic mind / body approach to restoring healthy emotional, behavioral, and cognitive functioning. The client and therapist are partners and work together to discover the choices necessary to reach new goals and break old patterns.

Our approach to the helping relationship is especially effective in dealing with depression, anxiety, emotional dysfunction, creative blocks, relationship concerns, and debilitating personality traits that interfere with love, work, and the knowledge to sustain health.

Hannah Peckens, LMSW

she/her

734-559-3540

Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Family Conflict, Grief/Loss, Marital/Premarital, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Sleep Issues, Stress, Trauma/PTSD, Women's Issues

Populations: Adolescents, Adults

Modalities: Individual

Trainings / Certifications: Brainspotting Phase 1 and Integrative Somatic Parts Work Certificate

My approach to therapy is mindful, integrative, and person-centered. I am passionate about helping individuals discover their strengths. I recognize that one of the most important parts of effective therapeutic treatment includes having a strong connection between the client and therapist. I focus on creating a trusting relationship built on empathy and compassion. Together we will discover and develop the skills and strengths you need to work towards change.


I will provide a supportive and welcoming environment. I am passionate about working with clients who are seeking change and need assistance getting there.


Jacob Pattenaude, LMSW, CAADC

he/him

734-559-3540

Specialties: Addiction/Substance Abuse, ADHD, Anger, Anxiety, Autism, Bipolar, Chronic Illness/Pain, Codependency, Depression, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family Conflict, Grief/Loss, Infertility, Infidelity, Intellectual/Developmental/Learning Disabilities, Marital/Premarital, Men's Issues, Parenting, Personality Disorders, Pregnancy/Prenatal/Postpartum, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self-Harm, Self Esteem, Sex Therapy, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Sleep Issues, Spirituality, Stress, Suicidal Ideation, Trauma/PTSD, Women's Issues

Populations: Infants/Toddlers, Children, Adolescents, Adults, Older Adults

Modalities: Individual, Couples, Family, Group

Certifications: CAADC (Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor)

I recognize that the most important aspect to an effective therapeutic treatment is the quality of the relationship between the client and therapist. Through this collaborative approach, the client and I identify their strengths and build on these characteristics through therapy. We identify areas in the individuals’ life which are not useful or producing an undesirable outcome-such as self-destructive behavior, poor communication skills, etc.


I work with the client to discover why the individual is behaving in these patterns, by using my training in psychodynamic theory. This enables the client to gain an understanding of their symptoms and behavior and become more able to make practical, helpful changes. This way of working can help them live a more fulfilling life with understanding and meaning.

Leah Bachman, LLMSW

she/her

734-559-3540

Specialties: Anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, Self-Harm, Sexual Harm, Substance Use, Suicidal Ideation, Trauma

Populations: Adolescents, Young Adults, Adults

Modalities: Individual

My therapeutic style is warm, compassionate, and supportive, with a strong focus on being trauma-informed and using evidence-based techniques. I’m committed to creating a welcoming space where you can feel unreserved, safe, and understood. I believe that empathy is at the heart of effective therapy, and I’m dedicated to fostering a non-judgmental environment where you can explore difficult emotions without fear of retraumatization. 


In our sessions, you can expect a space where your experiences and emotions are validated, and your patterns and behaviors are gently challenged. I often weave mindfulness practices into our work together, encouraging you to stay present and aware of your emotions, helping to deepen your connection with yourself along your healing journey.


Together, we’ll navigate your unique journey, fostering growth, relief, and self-discovery.

Lenora Fuller, LMSW

she/her

734-559-3540

Specialities: Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Family conflict, Grief/loss, Obsessive compulsive disorder, Parenting, School issues, Self-harming, Self esteem, Stress, Suicidal ideation, Trauma/PTSD

Populations: Children, Adolescents

Modalities: Individual, Family

My approach is meeting you where you are. I believe change happens when you are provided with a non-judgmental and safe environment where you feel heard, comfortable and capable. We will work together to develop a strength-based plan with goals that feel achievable and self-driven. I utilize fun and interactive strategies to engage all age groups. I enjoy working with elementary age and young children and their families but have experience working with all ages. I have spent the last 10 years working in the school system supporting and empowering students emotionally, socially and working through mental health challenges to ensure feelings of success. Prior to that, I worked in a mental health agency with children, youth and their families and other systems the family was involved with including juvenile justice and child welfare.


I believe when individuals and families feel a strong sense of support there is an opportunity to plan and act in their own lives.

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