Zachary Sietsema

Zachary serves as a Personal Counselor at Aquinas College. His expertise is in working with older adolescents and young adults to address the specific struggles that occur during that transition into adulthood. He also has expertise in assisting those with trauma work through the past to decrease its negative influence on the present. More recently he has been focusing on assisting novice masters-level counselors to become licensed and to focus on utilizing their strengths for the betterment of their craft.

Zachary is passionate about improving mental health awareness, decreasing mental health stigma, and advancing mental health services for marginalized and underserved populations in West Michigan. MOKA inspires Zachary through their genuine interest in investing in those MOKA serves and its community of employees and volunteers. Zachary received his BS in Psychology from Central Michigan University and his Masters of Arts in Counseling from Spring Arbor University.