Ken Land, MSW, was recommended to me by my psychiatrist when I decided to go off antidepressants. I sent Ken an email, he called me, and we met a few weeks later.
Ken’s office is in a house in downtown Ann Arbor, a setting I find relaxing. He has a couch in a hall where clients await their turn. People sometimes walk through the hall. His office is a good sized living room with books and desk and a couple of chairs, well lighted. Ken himself is 65ish, slight, and a bit restless. At the start he told me he was unconventional, that he did not go into a lot of past history or dreams, that he dealt with the here and now. Again I felt comfortable. He didn’t always look right at me when I was speaking, which I found a bit off-putting at first, but his verbal responses made it clear that he was very attentive.
I told him the issue that was concerning me, we talked about it and came up with a plan for my next
actions, and the first visit was over. In the following weeks I took the actions and returned for a second appointment. The results of my actions had been positive so we discussed what I should do next. For the third visit I brought my wife. She told Ken her concerns and how she was thinking to address them with Ken’s help. Ken had a different approach, so the two of them discussed how to proceed. Over the next 2-3 weeks my wife and I talked through the intended actions, then made plans to follow Ken’s advice.
So my time with Ken to date has been limited but very useful. Should I feel the need to seek more ongoing advice / counseling / therapy, I will see him again.