Blake Family Consulting

08/08/2026

Wednesday, August 19 at CARE House:

Join us for an afternoon of carnival-style games, activities, and ice cream centered around teaching children and families the 5 Safety Rules every child should know!

Register at the link below!

08/04/2026

While you're always welcome to call us at 248-290-8090, working in the family court system means that communication is often subject to timelines, documentation requirements, and court scrutiny. To ensure every caller receives the same process and every communication is properly documented, all incoming calls are now routed directly to voicemail.

Our administrative team monitors voicemail Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and returns calls as promptly as possible. For privacy and documentation purposes, calls without a voicemail message will not be returned.

07/30/2026

One of the biggest mistakes I see in high conflict custody cases isn't always obvious. In fact, many well-intentioned parents make it without realizing the long-term impact.

Kerisma Reed explores why good intentions don't always lead to good outcomes, and covers what children actually need instead.

Written by Kerisma Reed, LLMSW-ClinicalWhen family dynamics change, children naturally search for an explanation. They try to make sense of the changes happening to and around them. Their routines are altered, sometimes their home changes, and the family they have always known no longer looks the sa...

07/30/2026

This fall we will begin offering the Parenting with Love and Logic course to assist families that are working through the difficult parts of parenting.

This six week course, facilitated by Kerisma Reed, LLMSW-Clinical, is designed to provide parents with valuable tools and strategies and addresses the following:
*Putting an End to Arguing Back-Talk and Begging
*Teaching Responsibility without Losing Their Love
*Setting Limits Without Waging War
*Avoiding Power Struggles
*Guiding Kids to Own and Solve their Problems
*Teaching Kids to Complete Chores without Reminders and Without Pay

06/23/2026

Here's my box breathing handout for kids!

Written by Lauren Blake, MA, LMFT1. Breathe in through your nose for 4 seconds.2. Hold for 4 seconds.3. Breathe out slowly for 4 seconds.4. Hold for 4 seconds.5. Repeat at least 4 times. Have you ever noticed your heart racing before a test? Felt your face get hot when someone was upset with you? Ha...

06/08/2026

Check out our first blog post! Utilizing 'Power Sharing' as an intervention moves families away from a punishment-based approach and instead places freedom in the hands of children by linking it directly to demonstrated responsibility.

Written by Lauren Blake, MA, LMFTParents and children can easily become trapped in power struggles. The content of the conflict may vary from family to family, but the underlying dynamic is often similar. A child pushes for more independence, a parent responds with increased control, the child pushe...

03/19/2026

Our mailing address has changed!

429 South Main Street
Rochester, Michigan 48307

03/08/2026

03/02/2026

The NAME of the therapy listed in a COURT ORDER determines who is in the room.

INDIVIDUAL THERAPY means I am treating one person. If that person is a child, I will meet with the parents for intake and background information. Parents may schedule separate consultations as clinically appropriate, but the child is the identified client and the only person participating in regular sessions.

FAMILY THERAPY allows for the greatest flexibility. Family therapy simply means two or more family members are present. I determine who should attend each session based on clinical need. That may include the entire family, just the parents, only the children, or different combinations over time. The ultimate goal is improving overall family functioning.

CO-PARENTING THERAPY is therapy focused on the parents. The primary participants are the two parents. Depending on the dynamics of the family, a child may join a session. In some Orders, the spouse or partner of one or both parents may also be included. Regardless of who attends a particular session, the goal remains improving the parents’ ability to co-parent effectively.

REUNIFICATION THERAPY typically begins with separate intake meetings with the custodial parent, the estranged parent, and the child or children. The work then progresses to structured sessions between the estranged parent and the child or children. During this phase, I generally have less ongoing contact with the custodial parent. The goal of reunification therapy is to build or rebuild healthy parent-child contact in situations of estrangement, when it is clinically appropriate and safe to do so.

ASSESSMENT FOR THERAPY. Including the word “assessment” in an Order can also be incredibly helpful. For example, an Order may direct an assessment to determine whether a child has the capacity to engage in reunification therapy, or authorize a limited number of co-parenting sessions to assess whether the parents can effectively participate in co-parenting therapy or whether a Parenting Coordinator or Guardian ad Litem may be more appropriate. Assessment language provides clarity before committing everyone to a long-term therapeutic structure.

02/20/2026

**We still have availability for parenting time supervision only.

We are actively onboarding 16 new families and have 12 additional families on a waitlist. To ensure every single family receives the dedicated attention they deserve in a timely manner, we are temporarily closing our waitlist. I do not want families waiting 45-60 days to start care.

Maintaining the integrity of our care comes first. We will review our waitlist in one month (March 19th) to see if we are able to take on new cases at that time.

I highly recommend reaching out to us via phone or email to inquire about new cases before adding us to an Order - we do not want to create further delays. Thank you for understanding!