History and Mission

Founded in 2012 by Lyle and Susan Labardee, Amplified Life Counseling & Coaching gets its name from the "Amplified" translation of the Bible. Amplified Life's Care Team and thirteen counselors and coaches apply best practices in clinical counseling and coaching to reduce suffering and enhance wellbeing for people of all walks of faith and life. 

Amplified Life's 6-acre, nature-preserve-like, "wellbeing campus" is located just a few minutes south of the U of M Health village at Byron Center Ave and M-6.

Our Care Team

Amy Kallman

Office Manager | Care Team Leader

Amy brings years of experience serving as a clinical practice administrator. She oversees Amplified LIfe's administration and Care Team services, and she ensures all clients receive prompt, personal and efficient service.

Jocelyn Smilde

Practice Biller | Care Team

Jocelyn provides Care Team support services, manages billing services, submits claims, verifies deductibles and co-pays, and coordinates reimbursement with insurance companies.

Our Practice Support Staff

Sabeen Polavin, LMSW

Clinical Director

Sabreen provides clinical oversight for all therapists and ensures consistent application of best practices, coordination of care as needed between therapists serving members of same family, and support for high-acuity services.

Caitlin Trezise, LMSW

Community Liaison

Caitlin provides outreach and support to school counselors, business leaders, primary care professionals, church leaders, health professionals and others in our community in need of counseling care for those they serve.

Sarah Sheppard, BA

Marketing Director

Sarah brings 20 years of experience in graphic design, marketing communications, social media management, and photography. She excels at bringing other creatives together and coordinating efforts.

Our Practice Owners

Lyle Labarde, MS, LPC

Co-Owner & Licensed Therapist

Lyle's 30+ years of clinical experience includes providing psychological assessments, clinical counseling, workplace consulting, provision of CISM services and organizational development.

Susan Labardee Wellbeing Coach

Co-Owner & Wellbeing Coach

Susan's 25+ years of experience includes coordination of critical incident response services, delivery of CISM services, wellbeing coaching, and development of service standards and operations.

Hear what Amplified Life clients are saying:

  • It's a great place to begin a new path.

    30 year old male

  • With the help of Amplified Life, our son not only finished the school year successfully, but he was also well ahead of his peers in the areas he was dropping behind on earlier in the year.

    34 year old female

  • My counselor helped me better understand myself...now I'm ready to take what I've learned and start living a more peaceful and enjoyable life.

    58 year old male

  • The calming grounds and home-like atmosphere puts you at ease as soon as you pull into the driveway. Learning mindfulness from my counselor has changed my life.

    32 year old female

  • The name, Amplified Life says it all!

    62 year old female

  • Very warm and accepting, makes opening up come easy anda feel comfortable. It really helped us truly understand each other as well as ourselves.

    29 year old female

Here are some of the insurance plans we work with:

Ready for next steps?

Call our Care Team at 616-499-4711 or send an email to care@amplife.us. Our team will do their best to connect with you right away.

Or, just click the FREE CONSULT button below to discuss your concerns directly with one of our therapists.

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