Shanika Guyton, M.A. Counseling Intern

About Shanika

Shanika is a counseling intern who provides trauma-informed attachment-based care to individuals navigating anxiety, trauma, life transitions and identity-related concerns. She is especially interested in working with complex trauma, dissociation and veterans’ mental health.

Shanika’s approach emphasizes safety, collaboration and helping clients build regulation, resilience and self-understanding. She offers culturally responsive, spiritually inclusive counseling and provides affirming support for LGBTQIA+ clients. Her goal is to create a warm supportive space where clients feel seen, understood and empowered in their healing process.  

Contact Shanika: 616-773-2908

EMAIL: shanika.guyton@ihcwestmichigan.com

*Supervised by a Licensed Professional Counselor

Education

• B.A. Early Childhood Education University of Arizona Global Campus

• M.A. Education University of Arizona Global Campus

• M. A. Counseling Cornerstone University (Dec 2026)

Individual Therapy

• Children 0-6

• Children 4+

• Children 6+

• Children 10+

• Adolescents

• Young Adults

• Adults

Relational Therapy

• Family

Treatment Interests

• ADHD

• Adoption

• Addictive Behaviors

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Anger Management

• Anxiety

• Attachment Issues

• Behavioral Concerns

• Bi-Polar I & II

• Boundary Setting Issues

• Career

• Chronic Pain/Chronic Illness

• Co-occurring Disorders

• Codependency

• Complex Childhood Trauma

• Co-parenting

• Cultural Concerns

• Depression

• Developmental Concerns

• Delinquency

• Partner Abuse/Violence

• Emerging Adulthood

• Executive Function

• Existential Concerns

• Foster Care

• Frontliner & First Responder Support

• Grief / Loss

• Health Anxiety

• LGBTQ+

• Life Transitions

• Military/Veterans/Families

• OCD

• Parenting

• PTSD

• Racial Identity Development

• School Issues

• Self-Esteem

• Self Harm

• Sexual Abuse

• Sexual Identity

• Stress Management

• Spiritual Issues

• Substance Use

• Trauma

• Women's Issues

Therapeutic Approaches

• ACT

• CBT

• DBT

• EMDR

• Internal Family Systems

• Motivational Interviewing

• Play Therapy

• Solution-Focused Treatment

• Trauma Focused CBT

• Trauma Informed Therapy

Memberships

• American Counseling Association (ACA)