About Amelia Fettig Counseling

Hi, I’m Amelia Fettig.

I am married to my wonderful husband, Eric, and we have one son, David, who brings us laughter. Our family is complete with four indoor kitties (if doing telehealth, you will probably see them running around) and I care for the community/feral kitties. As my brothers say I am the crazy cat lady but with a husband! I love all animals, everything University of Michigan athletics, photography, and being with my family and friends. 

Life can be messy and hard. Together, we will build your skill base to overcome any challenges. I engage weekly with clinicians who help guide and oversee my practice to provide the best services to my clients. I look forward to working with you!

Life can be hard and downright exhausting.

Whatever reason brought you here, please know you are welcome, and I am looking forward to hearing your story.

My number one job is to provide you with a safe environment to tell your story and how you have coped with the stress and turmoil you’ve experienced. And to give you tools to achieve your stated therapy goals and help you change your life's direction.

The therapeutic relationship is dynamic and fluid, changing as you grow — and as we grow together.

  • I believe I learn as much from my clients as they do from me.

  • I value honest and transparent relationships in my therapy work.

  • I acknowledge that therapy is hard work.

  • I believe a therapist and client should establish a bond and that laughter and camaraderie should be an integral part of your therapy.

Education, Credentials, and Experience

  • Bachelor of Criminal Justice Generalist, Lake Superior State University

  • Master of Social Work, Spring Arbor University

  • Billing Supervisor: Susan M Hoffman

  • Certified Trauma Therapist (Trauma Informed Stabilization Treatment, TIST)

  • Certified Personality Disorder Therapist

  • Trained EMDR Therapist

    • Dates of Supervision & Case Consultation with Dr. Janina Fisher, creator of TIST. Each session is 2 hours long:
      08/22/2023
      09/26/2023
      10/24/2023
      11/28/2023
      01/12/2024
      02/09/2024
      03/08/2024
      04/05/2024

    • National Organization of Forensic Social Work Mitigation Certificate Program (8 hour training)

    • Treatment Planning with TIST - TIST Level 4 Training (3 hours with Dr. Janina Fisher)

    • Using TIST with DID Clients - TIST Level 4 Training (3 hours with Dr. Janina Fisher)

    • Adapting TIST to Work with Couples - TIST Level 4 Training (3 hours with Dr. Janina Fisher)

    • Treating Racial Trauma using TIST - TIST Level 4 Training (3 hours with Dr. Janina Fisher, Debra Chatman Finley, Gliceria Perez)

    • Dismantling Implicit Bias Through Reflective Practices and Reflexivity (4 hours, completed on 01/29/2024)

    • Human Trafficking for Social Workers (2 hours, completed on 01/18/2024)

    • Borderline, Narcissistic, Antisocial and Histrionic Personality Disorders: Effective Treatments for Challenging Clients (2nd training session / 8 hours)

    • Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST) Level 3 (12 hours of training)

    • The Latest Advances and Proven Techniques to Resolve Deeply Held Trauma (12 hours 30 minutes training)

    • Working with the Neurobiological Legacy of Trauma: Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Training Level 1 (23 hours 30 minutes training)

    • Trauma Informed Stabilization Treatment: Level 2: Building Internal Safety and Connection (18 hours)

    • Depressed, Borderline, or Bipolar? Accurate Diagnosis & Best Treatments - Completed 1/6/2023 (5 hours 15 minutes training)

    • Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST) Level 1 with Janina Fisher, Ph.D. - Completed 6 weeks of pre-recorded modules and 12 hours of live zoom session with Dr. Fisher. Total amount of hours for Level 1 = (22.5hours)

    • National Organization Of Forensic Social Work Advanced Forensic Social Work Certificate Program - Completed 9 hours of live training held on December 4th and December 7th 2022

    • Psychotherapy Networker Symposium: Advances in Trauma Treatment Today: Speakers: Don Meichenbaum, Janina Fisher, PhD; Mary Jo Barrett, MSW; John Briere, Ph.D - Completed 8/17/2022 (2-hour training)

    • The Many Faces of EMDR: Harnessing a Broad-Based Approach to Change - Completed 8/15/2022 (2-hour training)

    • Mastering the Craft of Treating Trauma – Four Core Skills of EMDR - Completed 7/28/2022 (4-hour training)

    • Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS): About the Model and How to Implement in Practice - Completed 6/6/2022 (6-hour training)

    • Internal Family System (IFS): Development, Application and Transformational Model to Effectively Help Clients Improve Well Being - Completed 5/11/2022 (7-hour training)

    • Borderline, Narcissistic, Antisocial and Histrionic Personality Disorders: Effective Treatments for Challenging Clients - Completed 4/11/2022 (8-hour training)

    • 2-day Advanced Workshop: Clinical Applications of Internal Family Systems (IFS) with Frank Anderson - Completed 4/3/22 – 4/4/22 (14-hour training)

    • Energy Psychology for Treating Trauma: A Fast Path to Emotional Regulation - Completed 3/10/2022 (4-hour training)

    • Transcending Trauma with IFS: Mending the Wounds We Carry (Part 1 and Part 2) - Completed 3/11/2022 (7-hour training)

    • The Neurobiology of Healing Relationships: Harnessing the Brains Powers of Resiliency and Connection (Part 1 and Part 2) - Completed 3/12/2022 (7-hour training)

    • Why Aren’t We Talking About Narcissism (Lunch training) - Completed 3/12/2022 (1 hour)

    • Rethinking Borderline Personality Disorder – A Traumatic Attachment Disorder Session - Completed 3/13/2022 (7-hour training)

    • Forensic Social Work Certificate Program Training - Completed 3/1/2022 and 3/2/2022 (16-hour training)

    • Telehealth Treatment of Addictive Behavior with Janina Fisher, PHD - Completed 1/3/2022 (8-hour training)

    • CAMS-Teens Online Video Course - Completed 1/3/2022 (4-hour training)

    • CAMS-Adult Online Video Course - Completed 1/10/2022 (8-hour training)

    • The Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (BCBT) Model of Suicide - Completed 11/03/2021 (2-hour training)

    • The CAMS Care Model of Suicide - Completed 11/04/2021 (6-hour training)

    • An Eclectic Practice Model for Suicidality - Completed 11/30/2021 (2-hour training)

    • Clinical Interviewing Skills for Suicidal Clients - Completed 11/30/2021 (2-hour training)

    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Certificate Course: Experiential Training - Completed 4/26/2021 – 4/29/2021 (24-hour of training)

      • Mastering the Core Skills of CBT

      • CBT for Depression and Anger

      • CBT for Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety, and Suicidal Thoughts

      • CBT for Trauma, Personality Disorders, and Substance Abuse

    • Personality Disorders Course: Advanced Diagnosis, Treatment & Management - Completed 8/2/2021 & 8/3/2021 (20-hour of training)

    • Narcissistic Personality Disorder - Completed 9/18/2020 (6-hour training)

    • Borderline Personality Disorder - Completed 01/04/2021 (6-hour training)

    • Suicide & Self-Harm: Stopping the Pain - Completed 7/16/2021 (8-hour training)

    • Stabilizing Unsafe Behavior: Suicide & Self -Injury Brain Based Evidence - Completed 7/19/2021 (4-hour training)

    • Suicide: The Best Assessment and Treatment Strategies - Completed 7/20/2021 (4-hour training)

    • Motivational Interviewing: The Language of Change with Dr. Stephen Rollnick - Completed 7/23/2021 (9-hour training)

    • Advanced Dialectical Behavior Therapy – Day One - Completed 9/20/2021 (5-hour training)

    • Advanced Dialectical Behavior Therapy – Day Two - Completed 9/21/2021 (5-hour training)

    • EMDR In Person Training - Completed 6/21/2021 through 6/25/2021 (40-hour training)

    • Dr. Bessel A. van der Kolk Trauma Treatment Mastery Course - Completed 10/1/2021 (9-hour training)

    • Trauma – Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - Completed 8/6/2020 (8-hour training)

    • Talking with Children about safety from sexual abuse - Completed 7/27/2020 (4-hour training)

    • Stewards of Children Online – An Overview of Sexual Abuse - Completed 7/27/2020 (4-hour training)

    • Child Sexual and the Commercial Exploitation of Children - Completed 7/29/2020 (4-hour training)

    • An Introduction to Suicide Risk Assessment: A Critical Overview - Completed 8/6/2020 (1-hour training)

    • Narcissism & The Skilled Abuser: Relational Impact - Completed 8/27/2020 (1-hour training)

    • Introduction to Motivational Interviewing for the Treatment of Addictive Disorders - Completed 10/19/2020 (1-hour training)

    • The Brains Route of Survival: Complex Trauma and Personality Development - Completed 12/11/2020 (1-hour training)

    • Identifying Typical and Atypical Early Child Development: Mental Health Impact - Completed 7/22/2020 (1-hour training)

    • Assisting Adolescents with Navigating the Complex Waters of Individuation - Completed 6/23/2020 (1-hour training)

    • Will My Client Hurt Someone: A Primer on Risk Assessment - Completed 3/4/2021 (1-hour training)

    • Listening for and Responding to Change Talk in Motivational Interviewing - Completed 3/1/2021 (1-hour training)

    • The Healing Our Core Issues Model: Treating Childhood and Developmental Trauma - Completed 3/1/2021 (1-hour training)

    • Psychoeducation in Adolescent Family Work: Without it You are Just Another Voice - Completed 4/27/2021 (1-hour training)

    • Narcissist: The Skilled Abuser, Part II – How Narcissistic Personalities Affect Family Dynamics - Completed 4/28/2021 (1-hour training)

    • Supporting The Coming Out Process for LGBTQ Adolescents - Completed 4/26/2021 (1-hour training)

    • Coming Out on an Continuum: Recognizing the Lifelong Process for LGTBQ People - Completed 4/14/2021 (1-hour training)

    • The Severity of the Chronic Pain and Coexisting Disorder Problem - Completed 8/10/2020 (1-hour training)

I have worked with offenders in the Emmet County Court systems as Emmet County Community Corrections Director for five years. While pursuing my degree, I also worked with a nonprofit agency that went into families' homes involved with local CPS and Foster Care Programs. I worked with the family on their goal to have a healthy and functional home.

I want you to feel comfortable telling me your story.

What you say will not surprise me and will not make me judge you. My job is to provide safety so you can work through challenges. It can be very uncomfortable and if you get mad, sad, or overwhelmed, it’s ok. We may laugh and cry together. Your world may be tumultuous but when you log onto the computer for your telehealth session, or you walk into my office, my hope is that you will feel safe and secure for one hour.

I started my business because my time in therapy changed my life. I will be forever grateful to my therapists as they challenged and encouraged me to adopt healthier attitudes and coping skills so I could experience real change I craved and experience success I longed for. 

With therapy, you can choose your own path and learn ways to walk down the road no matter what others or life throw at you.


My professional affiliations

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Thank you, clients, for making a difference
2023 Donation Amount Total: $7,963.00

My clients are making a difference in the lives of others, both human and animal. It is their daily strength, compassion, and courage to reach out for help that inspires the agency to pay their kindness forward through monthly donations in their name. Thank you to all current and future clients, for making a positive impact through these supported organizations: Little Traverse Bay Humane Society, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,
Kiersten’s Ride, Tunnel to Towers Foundation, Lucky Paw Foundation

Little Traverse Bay Humane Society supports homeless, ill, and abused animals. No person or animal should experience being alone. With your support, no animal will be left scared or unloved.

Little Traverse Bay Humane Society supports homeless, ill, and abused animals. No person or animal should experience being alone. With your support, no animal will be left scared or unloved.

St. Judes Children's Hospital provides life-changing medical care for children diagnosed with cancer and ensures no parent or family will be burdened with crippling debt while their child is fighting for their life. Your courage to heal is helping ot

St. Judes Children's Hospital provides life-changing medical care for children diagnosed with cancer and ensures no parent or family will be burdened with crippling debt while their child is fighting for their life. Your courage to heal is helping others to heal.

Kierstens Ride brings help, hope, and healing through suicide awareness and prevention programs in Northern Lower Michigan. Your amazing strength allows for the agency to support this organization.

Kierstens Ride brings help, hope, and healing through suicide awareness and prevention programs in Northern Lower Michigan. Your amazing strength allows for the agency to support this organization.

Since 9/11, Tunnel to Towers Foundation has helped America’s heroes by providing mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families and by building custom-designed smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responde

Since 9/11, Tunnel to Towers Foundation has helped America’s heroes by providing mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families and by building custom-designed smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders.

When you’re ready to tell your story, I’m here.