Isabel's House
Counseling for Individuals, Couples, and Families
Welcome to Isabel's House, where we foster a safe and welcoming environment for individuals to explore their spiritual, emotional, and psychological needs. Our core values of honest and caring relationships, confidentiality, deep respect for human dignity, acknowledgment of our imperfections, and appreciation for guide our mission to support personal growth and healing. We believe that everyone has inherent value and the potential to transform challenges into strengths within a nurturing community. Join us in this journey of understanding and empowerment.
Our Therapists
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Welcome to our team! Our experienced therapists are here to provide you with the support and guidance you need. We pride ourselves on creating a warm and inviting atmosphere ensuring that every visitor feels at home. We're excited to embark on this journey with you and look forward to making a positive impact together.
LMSW
Services
Individual Therapy (Adults, Teens, Preteens, Kids).
Family & Children Therapy
Couples Therapy
Contact Info
(616) 847-0207
LMSW
Services
Individual Therapy
Family & Children Therapy
Couples Therapy
Contact Info
(616) 402-3632
LMSW
Services
Individual Therapy (Adults, Teens, and Preteens).
Contact Info
(616) 581-1422
LMFT
Services
Marriage and Family Therapy
Contact Info
616-330-3500
Each therapist is their own entity
Retired as of 2026
Janice Esh, LMSW
Janice Esh, LMSW is an experienced and accomplished therapist who brought to her practice over twenty five years of experience helping clients overcome pain and trauma in order to reach their potential and work towards accomplishing their dreams. She is adept at working with children and adults, specializing in the treatment of anxiety and depression. Jan has a passion for relationship issues, perceiving that the resolution of important relationships is the key to thriving in life.
Stephen Nauta, LMSW/M-Div
Stephen Nauta, M-Div, LMSW brought to his practice a variety of experiences as both a social worker and a former minister. He has a steadfast belief that people can overcome mistakes and learn more effective ways to experience life, if they are offered a nonjudgmental environment in which they can think creatively about their life and circumstances. He worked with both adults and children. He holds marriage in great esteem and thrives on helping couples build more meaningful relationships.
Stephen has studied the subject of forgiveness and is skilled at integrating this concept into both individual and couples counseling.
When people, regardless of age, become anxious, they withdraw from the situation or become aggressive in an attempt to defend themselves. The young boy in My Dragon Breathes Fire chooses to react to his fears--a fire breathing dragon--through aggression toward those he both fears and loves. However, his behavior isn't helping as he finds himself in the principal's office on a regular basis. With the help of a therapist, the boy learns that his actions are driven by anxiety. Once he has this understanding, he is able to find new ways to address his anger and heal the relationships he has broken. My Dragon Breathes Fire is full of hope for people of all ages who find themselves hurting the ones they love.
Living with anxiety is like having a monster in your head who pretends to be your friend, while plotting to drain the joy from your life. Help, There Is A Dragon In My Head is the story of a young girl's struggle to overcome the imaginary dragon that is thwarting her pursuit of happiness. People of all ages will benefit from reading this young dragon slayer's tale of her courageous fight to overcome the fear that threatened to imprison her within the walls of her own mind.
Price $ 20
Price $ 20
In this family drama, Fran Vanderhuis faces the inevitable death of her oppressive husband of forty years. With the help of her eccentric therapist Marcia, Fran begins to find her voice and embarks on a plan to turn her life right side up.
Her first task is to reestablish her relationships with her three adult sons. Her plan is to do this by feeding them the foods she used to nurture them through their tumultuous childhoods. She hopes her cuisine will work its magic this second time around; healing the hearts she watched break twenty years ago. But first she has to convince them to come home to White Lake, Michigan for a weekend family reunion that has all the makings of a good plan gone bad.
Price $ 18
If you would like to purchase, please email Isabelshousecounseling@gmail.com, pickup only at Isabel's House (no shipping)