Charlene Thiede, LMSW, LISW

Charlene Thiede is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Michigan and Iowa with 37 years of professional experience. She holds the credentials LMSW and LISW - Licensed Master Social Worker and Licensed Independent Social Worker - and builds therapy around a person-centered, strengths-based approach that meets individuals where they are and draws on their existing resources to support change.

Her clinical training includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, play therapy techniques for children, and Solution-Focused Therapy. She works collaboratively to explore the challenges people face and to clarify the practical changes a person wants to make in their life.

Charlene began her career as a school social worker, gaining direct insight into the difficulties children encounter in educational settings and specializing in work with children and their families. She later provided behavioral health counseling to children, adolescents, and adults while practicing in a private mental health clinic and then in a large family service agency. Her consistent goal in each session is for people to leave feeling more hopeful and confident about moving forward. A receptionist once told her that clients often arrived feeling sad and left smiling - a remark that stayed with her and reflects her commitment to positive, person-focused care.