April Hitchcock-Fofana

April Hitchcock-Fofana is a Licensed Master Social Worker with 20 years of clinical experience in Michigan. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, and struggles with self-esteem. April aims to make therapy understandable and practical for busy lives.

Her style is person-centered and collaborative. Sessions focus on listening first, then finding concrete steps a person can try between meetings. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and change unhelpful habits.

April also incorporates elements of dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing when clients need strategies for emotion regulation or to build motivation for change. She works with people who face caregiving stress, chronic illness or disability, and those navigating attachment or adoption-related concerns. Intellectual disability is listed among her areas of focus and informs the way she frames interventions and communication.

Many clients come with practical problems like sleep disruption, work stress, or parenting strain. April helps people set small, realistic goals and track progress in simple ways. She favors plain language and short exercises that fit into daily routines.

Her approach intends to support recovery from trauma and abuse, improve communication, and address addictive behaviors without judgment. April aims to help each person build skills that fit their life and values.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding a person's experience and creating a supportive space where their goals guide the work. It helps people who need a gentle, non-directive way to reflect and grow. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and uses practical exercises to change patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep, and stress.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and daily life, then suggest strategies from different approaches. Together they try methods and adjust what isn’t helpful until a workable plan emerges.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins on a hectic day, and reduce travel time. It also supports steady progress by making it simpler to keep appointments during life transitions. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and client-centered techniques to online work using structured exercises, thought records, and brief mindfulness practices to use between sessions.