Mikhila Wildey

My clients describe me as:

Warm, direct, open, non-judgmental, caring, and honest. I try my best to be as neutral as possible and help both partners have their voices heard.

Something to know about my approach is:

Although I tailor my approach to each couple I work with, I predominantly use Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy, which has been shown to lead to significant improvement in nearly 75% of couples. I do extended 75-minute sessions with couples.

Together, we will:

Work on building a stronger relationship between you and your partner. I will help you learn tangible skills you can use to help your relationship, and I also aim to help you and your partner feel closer and more connected with one another.

I specialize in working with people who:

Come from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, and sexual orientation. I also work with couples in many different types of relationships, including dating/pre-marital, long-term/married, and open/non-monogamous.

I became a therapist because:

I am passionate about helping couples in their relationships. All of my research in my role as a professor at GVSU is focused in couples work as well.

Something that stands out about where I offer therapy is:

I conduct 75-minute sessions with couples, as the extra time is critical to working through breakthroughs that may get cut off in 50-min sessions.

More about me and my practice:

Given I am a full-time professor in the psychology department at Grand Valley State University, I only work with a limited number of couples and only work on Wednesdays.