Senior Staff
Dr. Erica Pearson
Director of the Counseling Center
Ph.D., LPC, NCC
Dr. Erica Pearson (she/her) earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Western Michigan University and her MA in Counseling from Oakland University. She is a licensed and board-certified professional counselor with specializations in trauma counseling and creative therapeutic approaches. She has worked with college students since 2015. She believes that the potential for growth and healing lies within every person, and her role as a therapist is to connect individuals to their intrinsic worth and value. Dr. Pearson actively strives to establish a supportive and authentic environment where students have agency to allow for honest discussion, self-awareness, and collaboration toward identified goals. She integrates several styles of person-centered therapy to work in partnership with students and uses a social justice perspective that acknowledges the ways in which identity shapes life experiences. She delivers therapy through a holistic, strengths-based lens, meaning that treatment is guided by the unique needs of each individual and their cultural worldview.
Phone:
269.337.7191
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Calvin Ruff
Therapist
MSW, LMSW
Calvin Ruff, LMSW, has a depth of experience providing a variety of mental health services at the local and international levels. Calvin completed a BA in Psychology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has earned a Master of Social Work degree from Western Michigan University. He has engaged collaboratively with individuals and families seeking guidance and relief from the challenges of a broad spectrum of mental health and social concerns, evolving identities, intercultural dynamics, and existential exploration. Calvin subscribes to an eclectic, humanistic, client-centered philosophy to treatment that is supported by a variety of treatment approaches (e.g. DBT/CBT, Multicultural counseling, Mindfulness-based skills training). Calvin seeks to be a witness who authentically values the narrative of each individual’s lived experience, with the goal of facilitating insight, acceptance, and change to propel them in the direction of building a life worth living by their own accord. His firm commitment to the values of mutual respect, human dignity, and loving kindness serve as a strong foundation for his integrated approaches to wellness.
Phone:
269.337.7190