Meet Kera

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Kera Sanford, LMSW

NOW DBT Certified!

As a licensed clinical social worker, I offer virtual therapy sessions exclusively through telehealth services across Michigan.

Contact by email: kerasanford@yahoo.com

Phone: 517-316-5651

Kera Sanford is here to support you as a licensed clinical social worker, bringing specialized experience in areas such as infertility, domestic violence, adoption, foster care, child welfare, and divorce. She provides valuable insights and guidance tailored to your needs. Kera is LGBTQIA+ affirming, knowledgeable about kink and non-monogamy, and has a friendly demeanor. With certifications in transgender issues and integrative sex and couples therapy, she ensures a comprehensive approach to her work.

Kera combines her professional training with her own life experiences to foster a safe, nonjudgmental space where clients feel heard, understood, and supported. Through her telehealth services, she offers flexible virtual therapy that enhances accessibility for everyone. Kera collaborates with each client to explore their feelings, process difficult experiences, and develop practical tools to navigate challenges, ultimately guiding them toward healing, growth, and a greater sense of well-being.

Specialties:

• Adoption
• Polyamory
• Infertility 
• Anxiety
• Body Positivity
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Divorce
• Domestic Violence
• Infidelity
• Kink
• LGBTQ+
• Marital and Premarital Counseling
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders (OCD)
• Open Relationships & Non-Monogamy
• Parenting
• Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
• Relationship Issues
• Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
• Sexual Abuse
• Stress
• Transgender
• Trauma and PTSD
• Women's Issues

Treatment Modalities:

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) 

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Compassion Focused

Emotionally Focused

Family / Marital Therapy

Humanistic

Interpersonal

Motivational Interviewing

Person-Centered

Relational

Trauma-Focused

Kera, a licensed clinical social worker, works with individuals ages 13 and older, as well as couples and families. 

Kera offers HIPAA compliant telehealth services exclusively, providing virtual therapy that caters to a wide range of mental health needs. 

Insurances Kera can accept include:

• Aetna (commercial plans)
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Blue Care Network
• McLaren
• McLaren Medicaid
• United Healthcare/UMR 

Kera also offers private/cash pay options, with sessions priced at $150, and sliding scale rates available based on financial need.