About Irene
Irene Kyprianides uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and mood challenges. She is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with 15 years of experience and works with adults facing a wide range of concerns. Irene writes in straightforward language and focuses on small, doable steps people can try between sessions.
Irene draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep problems stuck.
How Irene works
She also uses mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity and build coping skills. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused work guide the pacing and goals of therapy so change feels manageable. She has a long history of supporting people affected by trauma and abuse, grief, and complex mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder.
Irene has also worked with issues tied to adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome, and caregiver stress. Practical parenting strategies are part of her skill set when parenting questions arise. Sessions typically explore what is happening now, how life circumstances fuel symptoms, and what small steps could shift daily functioning.
She pays attention to strengths, not just problems, and helps people build strategies they can repeat outside the therapy hour. The focus is on realistic goals and steady progress. Irene practices from Michigan and conducts therapy in English.
She accepts international clients and uses a range of session formats to fit different schedules and needs.
Irene lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Irene works with
The areas below are the ones Irene selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. It helps with anxiety, depression, stress, and mood regulation by giving people tools they can use between sessions.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase tolerance for difficult feelings. This approach often helps with anxiety, trauma-related symptoms, and day-to-day stress by building steadier responses to triggers.
Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to clarify goals and strengthen motivation for change. It is helpful when people feel stuck or unsure how to move forward and pairs well with practical skill-building work.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and pace. Treatment plans are adjusted over time based on what feels most helpful.
Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different routines. Video calls allow face-to-face work, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work, and messaging options are useful for brief check-ins or when written reflection helps. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care around busy schedules and life changes.
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