- Client-centered support
- Practical behavior change
- Sleep and stress focus
About Michelle
She draws on several evidence-based approaches to shape the work in session. Michelle uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to spot and change thinking patterns that keep people stuck. She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness to help clients notice difficult feelings and make values-based choices.
Michelle also uses Motivational Interviewing to support people working through ambivalence, including around addictions and behavior change. She offers coaching around job searching and employment challenges when that fits a client's goals. Her background includes roles in aging services, hospice, home care, and community re-entry which inform her understanding of caregiving and health-related stress.
Sessions emphasize small, practical steps - clearer communication, improved sleep habits, or simple routines that support mood. Michelle encourages movement, exercise, and nutrition as parts of overall wellbeing. She identifies as an LGBTQ+ ally and works with a broad range of concerns including trauma, grief, anger, and intimacy-related issues.
Michelle has four years of formal experience as a therapist and brings additional life and professional experience from prior roles. She invites people to set goals together and to take gradual steps toward more manageable, meaningful daily life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Credentials
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
How these approaches guide online therapy
Michelle often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify and change thoughts and behaviors that maintain problems. CBT is practical and task-focused, and it can help with anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and stress-related patterns.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness techniques. ACT helps people notice difficult feelings without getting overwhelmed and to act in ways that match their values. Mindfulness work supports attention, emotional regulation, and coping when intense feelings arise.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan as work proceeds. Clients and therapist decide together which techniques feel most useful and which to emphasize over time.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to bring coaching around job searches, sleep strategies, or stress-management tools directly into the routines of daily life.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Michelle address in therapy?
She works with relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, grief, and many related issues such as sleep problems and low self-esteem.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Michelle uses a compassionate, client-centered style. Sessions focus on practical steps, changing unhelpful thoughts, and building new habits that fit each person’s goals.
What background does she bring to her work?
She has four years of experience as a therapist and prior roles in aging services, hospice, home care, and community re-entry that shape her perspective on caregiving and health-related stress.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm current options with the service before booking.
How are costs handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Michelle?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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