Our Team

Healing requires a team that is not only clinically skilled, but grounded, compassionate, and deeply human.

At Thrive Beyond Trauma Counseling, each clinician brings

specialized training in trauma, relationships, and nervous system repair —

Along with the warmth and authenticity that make healing possible.

Below, you’ll find our therapists.

Click any profile to read their full biography and specialties.

Meet The Team

Akanksha Madan

Founder • Clinical Director • Visionary • Therapist

I help individuals and couples heal trauma, betrayal, and the patterns your nervous system created to survive.

Specialties:

Partner betrayal trauma and infidelity recovery
Porn and sex addiction, other behavioral addictions
Advanced trauma therapy integrating somatic regulation, EMDR, IFS, hypnotherapy, breathwork
Couples repair and relationship healing for deep, long-term recovery in Farmington Hills, Michigan

Derek Mehraban

Therapist

I integrate trauma-informed addiction recovery, relational repair, and nervous system awareness to help individuals and couples rebuild safety, accountability, and connection.

Specialties:

Sex addiction, pornography addiction, and behavioral addiction recovery
Infidelity and partner betrayal trauma counseling
Couples therapy after addiction and betrayal
Gottman Method couples therapy (Level 1 & 2 trained)
Trauma-informed addiction and relationship healing in Farmington Hills & Ann Arbor, Michigan

Deitra Elaine Dorsey

Therapist

*I walk with clients through reproductive trauma, betrayal, and addiction with faith-informed, trauma-focused care.*

Specialties:

Partner betrayal trauma and infidelity
Faith-integrated reproductive trauma therapy
Porn and sex addiction, behavioral addiction and substance use
Somatic regulation, EMDR, IFS, breathwork
Advanced couples repair and specialized trauma therapy for deep, long-term recovery

Gail Cyplik Bushbaker

Clinical Hypnotherapist | Trauma-Based Breathwork Facilitator | Reiki Practitioner

*I help motivated, self-aware clients move beyond insight and get unstuck by working with nervous-system and belief-level patterns so change can actually hold.*

Specialties:

Trauma-informed hypnotherapy (Paul McKenna–trained)
Trauma-based breathwork and nervous-system regulation
Belief and attachment pattern work, Self-sabotage, stuck patterns, and inconsistent progress
Addiction and compulsive behaviors (porn & sex addiction, substance and food addiction)
Pain management, grief, insomnia, and chronic stress
Holistic trauma recovery at Thrive Beyond Trauma Counseling IN Farmington Hills, MI

Liviu Oniga

PMHNP, Psychiatric Provider

I provide trauma-informed psychiatric care that supports both emotional stability and therapeutic work.

Specialties:

Trauma-informed psychiatric care and medication management
Treatment for mood and anxiety disorders
ADHD assessment and treatment
Evidence-based care for impulse control disorders in Farmington Hills, Michigan

Not sure who to work with?

We know choosing a therapist or provider can feel overwhelming.

If you’re unsure where to start

We’ll help match you with the clinician who best fits your needs and story.

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If you are in crisis or experiencing an emergency, please call 911 or your local emergency services, or visit the nearest emergency room.

Thrive Beyond Trauma Counseling does not provide crisis or emergency services.

Our Team

Below, you’ll find our therapists.

Meet The Team

Akanksha Madan

*I help individuals and couples heal trauma, betrayal, and the patterns your nervous system created to survive.*

Derek Mehraban

*I integrate trauma-informed addiction recovery, relational repair, and nervous system awareness to help individuals and couples rebuild safety, accountability, and connection.*

Deitra Elaine Dorsey

Gail Cyplik Bushbaker

Liviu Oniga

*I provide trauma-informed psychiatric care that supports both emotional stability and therapeutic work.*

Not sure who to work with?

If you’re unsure where to start

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I help individuals and couples heal trauma, betrayal, and the patterns your nervous system created to survive.

I integrate trauma-informed addiction recovery, relational repair, and nervous system awareness to help individuals and couples rebuild safety, accountability, and connection.

I provide trauma-informed psychiatric care that supports both emotional stability and therapeutic work.