Terry Tempinski, Psychologist in Farmington Hills, 48334

Terry Tempinski, PhD

Profession(s):
Psychology, Social Work, Social Work
License Status:
I'm a licensed professional.
Primary License:
Psychologist - 6301002970

My Approach to Helping

We all deserve to feel our best. When we do not, it is because there are interferences. Dr. Tempinski has more than 25 years experience working with adults to appreciate and resolve these interferences through individual psychotherapy. Dr. Tempinski specializes in uncovering, understanding, and treating the causes of troubling emotional difficulties. It is important to recognize that symptoms are often secondary to underlying turmoil, conflict, and/or unresolved feelings. Our minds and emotions are so complex that it can be helpful to obtain an objective perspective from a professional who is trained to appreciate the complicated ways in which our minds work. The process of therapy is a team effort that aims to understand and appreciate the dynamics underlying the client's feelings and behavior. When this is done skillfully in the context of a relationship wherein the client feels warmly understood, dramatic change is possible.

More Info About My Practice

What you can expect: * Confidentiality maximized: Dr. Tempinski uses no support staff, the office layout is designed to maximize sound proofing, and Dr. Tempinski gives top priority to patient confidentiality in making any business decision. * Complimentary telephone consultation * Reliable, prompt professional service * An initial assessment designed to: Delineate the interferenes in your emotional health Formulate an individualized plan to resolve these interferences * If Dr. Tempinski is unable to accommodate your needs for whatever reason, she will make every effort to help you find an appropriate, alternative treatment source.

Specific Issue(s) I'm Skilled at Helping With

While I realize that many psychologists are drawn toward treating a specific problem and that potential clients then find comfort in feeling they have increased their chance of a successful experience by finding someone expert in their specific problems, what especially interests me is the process or art of psychotherapy. What I find intriguing is the challenge and quest to understand and appreciate the individual's specific struggles, their complicated and multiple causes, the difficult emotions, attempts to help people master these, and the reward of witnessing people freeing themselves of their struggles. This process is equally effective as well as intriguing for me, independent of the nature of one's struggles.

Services I Provide

Individual Therapy & Counseling
Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
Consultation
Clinical Supervision
Online Counseling / Phone Therapy
Other

Ages I Work With

Adults

Languages I Speak

English

Groups I Work With

Dr. Tempinski finds that the successfulness of psychotherapy is less a function of the type of emotional difficulties presented to her (i.e., she does not narrow her focus to a specific group of emotional disorders), and more a function of the mindset of the client. Clients who are suffering yet desirous of looking inward and analyzing the factors underlying their struggles are the most inclined to benefit from treatment. It is the individual's spirit of wanting to get to the root of their turmoil that drives the therapy forward and leads to rewarding outcomes.

Dr. Tempinski also does pre-surgical psychological evaluations for bariatric patients.