Theyazan Kohalf, LMSW, LISW
About me
I am a licensed mental health professional in Michigan and Ohio with a decade of experience supporting clients through a variety of challenges. My expertise includes working with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma, abuse, motivation, self-esteem, confidence, and depression. I am committed to providing care that is grounded in respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Understanding that each individual is unique, I tailor our conversations and treatment plans to align with your specific needs and goals. I am here to support and guide you on this meaningful journey toward growth and healing.
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
License information
MI LMSW 6801115516
OH LISW I.2507476
IN LCSW 34012546A
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Theyazan Kohalf. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Very easy and friendly to talk to. Really helps organize my thoughts. Offers multiple other ways to look at everything. Helps take something I thought was a negative and help look at it as a positive. Always look forward to our talks.
Written on Dec 03, 2025 after therapy with Theyazan for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, and anger management
I’m genuinely grateful to have found this therapist. For the first time, therapy feels like talking to a friend - a very wise friend - who brings calm, positivity, and a sense of grounded energy into every session. It’s not rigid or distant; it’s dynamic, warm, and human in the best possible way.
He listens deeply and somehow understands what I’m trying to express even before I fully understand it myself. That kind of insight is rare, and it has made a real difference for me.
I’m truly happy I started this journey, and I feel very lucky that he is the one guiding me through it.
Written on Nov 27, 2025 after therapy with Theyazan for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and sleeping disorders
Theo has shown that he understands the issues I am trying to address and he has provided good advice for me to follow.
Written on Nov 26, 2025 after therapy with Theyazan for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, and anger management
I appreciate the way he connects to me as a client and listens very well. I believe he does care and does provide me with great information and proper material to help guide me towards my goals
Written on Nov 13, 2025 after therapy with Theyazan for 2 weeks on issues concerning addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
Thank you for your time and the toolbox you sent me. I will continue to work on bettering myself
Written on Oct 29, 2025 after therapy with Theyazan for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and coping with life changes
A great therapist and a great guy he doesn’t just tell you this is what’s wrong with you he tells you this is the situation here’s what I believe your best course of action should be
Written on Sep 22, 2025 after therapy with Theyazan for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, anger management, and coping with life changes