● Accepting new clients · 100% telehealth across Michigan
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What you carry doesn’t just live in memory. It reshapes how your nervous system runs.
Sleep that won’t come. Digestion that won’t settle. Attention that won’t hold. A mind that won’t shut off. Operational stress, critical events, and cumulative load affect all of it — and an approach that addresses only part of it tends to come up short. The work here is different.
15 minutes · no commitment · no script
Format
100% Telehealth
From anywhere in Michigan.
In-Network
BCBS · BCN · Priority HEALTH
Michigan plans accepted.
session
$160 / 53 min
Superbills for out-of-network.
talk first
Free · 15 min
Talk first. Decide after.
Who I Work With
Built for the people who hold things together.
If you feel like you should be fine but your body is telling you something else, you’re in the right place.
Status Check is built for the people whose work, family, or life runs high-stakes, high-stimulus, and never fully off. The ones whose performance hasn’t slipped — or who can feel it starting to.
You don’t need to fit a specific profession to be a fit for the practice. Many clients also navigate ADHD or high sensitivity alongside what they’re carrying — the integrated approach fits these well.
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First Responders
EMS · Fire · Law
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Healthcare Workers
Nurses · Clinicians
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Engineers · Tech Leaders
On-call · High-stakes
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High-Performance Pros
Operators · Builders
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ADHD & HSP
Adapted approach
how The Work Goes
Evidence-based. Integrated. Direct.
Step 01 · Map
We Map What’s Actually Happening.
Thoughts, nervous system, sleep, stress response. Not a generic intake — a working diagram of where the load is sitting and how it’s wired together.
Step 02 · Work
Sessions Are Practical, Not Performative.
You’ll leave understanding what your body is doing and why — not just feeling temporarily better. Modality is chosen to fit, not to impress.
Step 03 · Build
Infrastructure That Holds Outside The Room.
The gains compound. Treat it like training — consistent, patient, with the work you do between sessions doing as much as the work in them.
Note · On pace
The nervous system didn’t arrive where it is in a week, and it doesn’t unwind in one either. Most clients start weekly and adjust as the work progresses.
Trinda & the why · Mid-MI
The Therapist
Trinda Martin, on why this practice exists.
Licensed Professional Counselor
EMT-PARAMEDIC
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
Fifteen years in EMS taught me the challenges that come with working in a fishbowl, with everyone continuously watching every move you make. Even every bite you take. You’re always on, even when you’re not on duty. If you know, you know.
I lost colleagues to suicide, watched others struggle to hold it all together, and struggled with burnout myself — not realizing what it was. I learned what PTSD was while googling why a colleague did what they did. It changed the trajectory of my life. I became a therapist to bring others that same understanding — and resilience you can actually feel, on the clock and off. The kind that doesn’t have to be held together by sheer will.
On the logo · Search & rescue
A search and rescue dog doesn’t judge how you got lost, doesn’t get angry that you ended up out there. They’re happy once they find you and stay with you until you’re safe.
Common Questions
The ones that come up most often.
Straight answers to the questions people ask before their first consult — about fit, telehealth, insurance, and whether previous therapy didn’t land.
What if therapy hasn’t worked for me in the past?
Therapy not working in the past can mean a lot of things — wrong fit with the clinician, wrong approach for what was actually going on, a therapist who didn’t understand the work you do, or timing that didn’t allow the work to land. None of those predict how this will go. We start by figuring out what was missing — not to relitigate it, but so we don’t repeat it.
How is telehealth different from in-person?
For most people, less different than they expect. The work itself is the same — same modalities, same depth, same length of session. The differences are practical: no commute, you’re in your own space, and we use a HIPAA-compliant video platform. Research has consistently shown telehealth outcomes are comparable to in-person for trauma and most mental health work. One bonus most clients mention: having a pet nearby. The calming effect of touch and proximity steadies the nervous system in measurable ways.
Do you accept insurance? What if I can’t afford the rate?
Yes — in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Care Network, and Priority Health. Private-pay and superbills for out-of-network reimbursement are also available. If cost is a barrier, let’s talk during the consult. There are options worth discussing, including state and national funds specifically for first responders.
Do you work with ADHD or highly sensitive people?
Yes. Many of my clients are navigating ADHD, high sensitivity (HSP), or both — sometimes alongside trauma, sometimes on their own. The integrated approach (nervous system, sleep, attention, stress response) tends to fit both well, and I have specific resources and adapted materials for each.
Next Step
Book a free 15-minute consult.
If something here lines up with where you are, book a free 15-minute consult. No commitment, no script. We talk, you decide.
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