Anne Parpas, RN, BSN, MA, LPC-S

About Anne

Anne is the founder of IHC and a part of the team of therapists. As a Licensed Registered Nurse, she has over 20 years of acute care experience in medical/surgical, emergency, surgery, and cardiac intervention, as well as nurse education.  She also has years of experience as a community educator in healthy/unhealthy relationships and school violence.

Anne desires to provide a safe and confidential environment where a person can discover their path to healing and change. Her combined experience in the fields of counseling, community education, and medicine allows her to inspire and motivate others to achieve wholeness of the mind, body, and spirit. Anne in highly trained and specializes in the areas of OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) and Anxiety-related disorders.

Contact Anne: 616-773-2908 ext 101

EMAIL: anne.parpas@ihcwestmichigan.com

Education:

• Associates Degree in Nursing – Kalamazoo Valley Community College

• B.S.N. University of Phoenix

• M. A. Counseling Cornerstone University

Post Masters Training:

• STAR Behavioral Health Training for Civilian Professionals: Completed Tier I, II, III (Military Family Resilience, CBT for Insomnia) – 2014-2016

• Critical Incidence Response Training – CIR Consultant through R3 Continuum – October 2015

• Intensive Training in Exposure & Response Prevention (Ex/RP) for OCD – Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at University of Pennsylvania – July 2016**

• Advanced Counselor Training: Evidenced Based Approaches to Clinical Supervision- NBCC Provider #6532 – October 2016

Therapeutic Approaches

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

• Exposure and Response Prevention (EXRP)

• Prolonged Exposure (PE)

• Mindfulness-Based Techniques

• Brief Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Treatment Interests

• Individual Psychotherapy for young adults, adults, and senior adults

• Anxiety / Depression

• Excoriation / Skin Picking

• Healthy Anxiety

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)*

• Post-Partum Depression / OCD

• Spiritual issues / Religious OCD / Scrupulosity

• Trichotillomania / Hair Pulling

Ongoing expert consultation with Elna Yadin, Ph.D. from the Department of Psychiatry and Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at the University of Pennsylvania

Memberships: 

International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS), Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association (MMHCA)