Hershel Jackson

Hershel Jackson follows and upholds the Code of Ethics of the American Counseling Association as well as the standards set by the Michigan Board of Counseling.

He provides assessment, individual, family, and group counseling for adolescents and adults facing substance use concerns, life transitions, mental health challenges, grief and loss, and interpersonal difficulties. He also offers therapy focused on relationship, marital, and divorce issues. His work is informed primarily by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with Person-Centered and Existential elements incorporated into treatment.

Hershel is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Michigan, holding a state LPC credential (MI LPC 6401018127). He has 22 years of clinical experience and is currently employed with an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program. His professional background includes case management, direct client contact, identifying barriers to treatment, and maintaining documentation such as progress notes, assessments, and Person-Centered Plans.

His training includes a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Wayne State University and a Master of Arts in Counseling (Community) from the University of Detroit Mercy. Practicum experience involved a 15-week placement at the University of Detroit Mercy Counseling Clinic, and he completed a 600-hour internship at the John D. Dingell Department of Veterans Affairs, providing therapy to war veterans receiving medical and mental health services.

Sessions are treated as confidential, with the understanding that there are exceptional circumstances when disclosure may be required by law or necessary to protect the safety of the client or others.