President-Elect, Lindsey NB Blodgett, Ph.D., LPC

Dr. Lindsey NB Blodgett will serve as MCA President from July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025.

Dr. Blodgett completed her Ph.D. in Counseling and Psychological Studies from Regent University in 2022. She holds licensure as a professional counselor and supervisor in the State of Michigan, serving as a Clinical Director and Psychotherapist at Mindful Counseling GR in the greater Grand Rapids area.

Dr. Blodgett specializes in working with adolescents and women. She has experience working with a range of issues including anxiety, self-harm, adjustment issues, depression, sexual trauma, grief and perinatal mood disorders. She believes in taking a holistic, relational and collaborative approach to the counseling process.

Her research interests include attachment theory, religious coping and religious struggle amidst life change and catastrophic loss.

She is excited and humbled to serve counselors in Michigan. As she has gotten further into her career, she has found joy in helping to equip and invest in counselors in the various seasons of their career. With the ever-increasing need for clinicians to respond to the mental health needs in our state, she is excited to serve counselors in Michigan to continue to sustainably meet this need.

Dr. Blodgett lives near Grand Rapids, MI, with her spouse and three children. She has twin two-year-olds and a newborn who joined the family in December 2022. When she’s not wrangling children she is probably dreaming about her flower garden.

Secretary - Kayla Thrushman, MA, LPC

Kayla is a Licensed Professional Counselor and serves as an Art Therapist at WillowsEdge Counseling & Healing Arts Center in Oakland County. WillowsEdge is private practice providing over 5,000 sessions/year, with over 300 active clients spread over two locations.  Their outreach covers approximately six other townships and we have developed a strong referral base with local schools, shelters, and other health practitioners. 

Kayla currently specialize in children and adolescent populations, anxiety, depressive disorders, and other mood disorders. She utilizes art therapy as an expressive therapeutic tool with many of her clients. She has over 12 years of experience working with individuals with autism and their families. In 2014, Kayla developed a counseling and art therapy program at Crossroads for Youth; a nonprofit treatment agency, serving at least 60 at-risk adolescents. Having lost many friends and classmates to suicide, Kayla is passionate about helping children and adolescents experiencing anxiety and depression in order to prevent continuous mental health issues in future generations to come.