Jeffrey Gowing

Jeffrey Gowing is a board-certified licensed professional counselor practicing in Michigan with eight years of clinical experience. He is licensed to practice in Michigan as a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC number 6401017563. His academic background includes a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice with an additional major in Psychology from Michigan State University, a master’s degree in Criminal Justice from Michigan State University, and a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Argosy University.

Jeffrey approaches counseling as a collaborative process that requires dedication from both the therapist and the person seeking help. He emphasizes the importance of a personal commitment to healing and consistent attendance at scheduled sessions as part of a successful therapeutic process.

His work focuses on helping people examine how they process information and how thoughts and perceptions influence emotional responses and physical symptoms. Jeffrey assists clients in identifying how cognitive patterns affect reactions to situations and in developing more adaptive ways of thinking and coping.

He works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, LGBT-related issues, anger management, self-esteem, coping with life changes, relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, career difficulties, and depression. Jeffrey is a member of the American Counseling Association, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, and he has served on the board of the Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities (SAIGE), a division of the American Counseling Association.