Mandy Dalrymple, LMSW, LICSW

Mandy Dalrymple is a Licensed Master Social Worker and Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker practicing in Michigan with 25 years of experience in social work and clinical settings. She builds a strong working relationship at the start, focusing on listening and understanding each person without judgment. Mandy aims to make therapy feel straightforward and doable for people facing stress and relationship concerns.

Her background includes work in foster care, child protective services, adoption services, hospice, community mental health, inpatient psychiatric and detox settings, and independent counseling agencies. That variety gives her practical experience with mood disorders, trauma, substance use concerns, and complex family situations. She draws on that history to offer down-to-earth guidance and realistic goals.

Mandy uses a mix of approaches that emphasize acceptance, present-moment skills, and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Sessions often include learning tools for managing anxiety, improving sleep, coping with grief, and navigating parenting or relationship strain. She also supports people working through identity and intimacy-related issues.

People meet a therapist who listens actively and helps set clear, manageable steps. Treatment focuses on small changes that fit daily life, such as building routines, practicing mindful awareness, and trying new communication strategies. Mandy also brings experience helping people with ADHD, bipolar disorder, chronic pain and co-occurring substance use concerns.

Outside of work she spends time with her teenage sons and her pug, Lucy, and enjoys reading, photography, and music. She invites prospective clients to talk about practical goals and to plan a path forward together.

How Mandy's Approaches Translate Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and values, then taking small steps that point toward what matters. It can help with anxiety, low mood, relationship tensions, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical exercises to change patterns that cause distress. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and anger. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus; it can be useful for stress, compassion fatigue, and managing intense emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Mandy works collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person’s goals and daily life. Together they adjust techniques over time, combining tools from different approaches when that makes sense for the issues being worked on.

The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins during a break, or remove the need to travel. In remote sessions the focus stays on practical skills - trying behavioral experiments, practicing mindfulness, and reviewing homework - so people can apply new habits between meetings.