Mildred Pivoz

Mildred Pivoz is recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a Pinnacle Professional in the field of Counseling.

Supported by the Workforce Development Agency in the state of Michigan through the Oakland County Workforce Development Board, Oakland County Michigan Works assists residents seeking employment, counseling, training services and more.

Retired, Pivoz was the Assistant Manager and Counselor at Oakland County Michigan Works – Southfield for twelve years.

Having gathered over twenty five years of experience in the field of Counseling, Mildred Pivoz worked at the Southfield Michigan Works for over twenty three years. Establishing herself as a prominent professional in the field, from 2003-2015, Pivoz served as Assistant Manager and Counselor. Throughout her career, Pivoz has gained extensive proficiency in the areas of community outreach services including counseling; crisis intervention; life/work planning and pathing; ability, personality, interest and skills assessments; and mentoring. In this capacity, Pivoz acted as a liaison between staff and management by assisting in the development of policies, educating staff on new paradigms, speaking, and teaching. As an active overseer, Pivoz ran workshops on a variety of topics and was the creator of numerous programs and workbooks.

Early in her career, Pivoz obtained both her Master’s degree in Counseling and Bachelor’s degree in Education from Oakland University. In addition, she holds a Bachelor of Hebrew Literature degree from the Midrasha College of Judaic and Hebraic Studies.

An integral asset to Michigan Works, Pivoz is an active, esteemed member of several organizations including the American Counseling Association, American Psychological Association and the National Career Development Association. Former member of the Michigan Counseling Association, Pivoz served as past President of the Michigan Employment Counseling Association.

In her current capacity, Pivoz holds professional licensure as a National Certified Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor.

In recent years, Mildred has been learning about the brain, gut and body connections. She learned that we, as people, look at what is presented on the surface but not what causes the problem to begin with. We treat the symptoms but not the core or source of the problem. For example, her mother died of cancer. When Mildred asked the doctor what caused the cancer. The reply was “that is a good question. We do not know.” Years later her father became ill and was admitted into the hospital. When he left the hospital, he did not remember much. The Neurologist said that he has dementia leading to Alzheimer. He did not have a stroke, diabetes, fall or heart attack. Nothing physical caused his problem. He was an active individual and suddenly, he has no energy. The doctors say it is because he is 91 years old. Through Mildred’s research, she is discovering that the food we eat, medications we take, the air we breathe, the occupations we chose, the industries we worked in and the toiletries we use, could affect our health. Processed foods can destroy our gut lining, chemicals can affect our brain, hormones and stress can alter our energy level. She is realizing that through her research, many people that she counseledover the years could have made cloudy decisions on their future due to the fact that they were not feeling well, thinking unclearly and/or their energy level was so low that they were mentally, physically and emotionally drained. Currently, Pivoz is trying to answer the following questions: Are we actually helping people when we are only attacking the symptoms? What process can be designed to get to the root of the problems based on the symptoms described? How can we connect the symptom/s to determine the root of the problem? Then treatment plans and processes can be created to each individual in order to assist them properly.

When she is not working, Pivoz enjoys learning new things, traveling, reading, exercising and spending time with her family.

For more information about Southfield Michigan Works, please visit www.cityofsouthfield.com.