Licensed to practice in Colorado and accepts 24 insurances. Specializes in Addiction, Anxiety, Depression and 10 more.
Michelle Reese
(she/her)
New to Grow
About me
Hi, I’m Michelle Reese, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Colorado. My journey began in Virginia, where I grew up. Eventually, life led me west, where I now embrace Colorado’s sunshine and beauty. My therapy approach is honest, direct, and compassionate, with a sprinkle of dark humor. While I will not sugarcoat my feedback, I will root for you without judgment. I’ll provide feedback, teach you skills and encourage you to face your inner self-critic. With some assistance, you can live a life that has balance, purpose and joy!
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
We’ll identify unhelpful patterns and explore changes aligned with your values to support emotional and behavioral growth. In our sessions, we’ll look at how your mindset and behavior might be making aspects of your life more difficult than they need to be. We’ll reframe negative self-talk, catastrophic thinking, and work on diffusing those thoughts with proven cognitive strategies. You’ll also gain healthy coping skills to enhance your emotional, physical, social, and spiritual well-being. Together, we’ll identify and tackle the barriers in your life, empowering you to create a life you truly love.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
I consider myself to be a direct and interactive therapist. I support your decisions, although I may provide my opinions. I can have a dark sense of humor at times and will disclose personal information, when appropriate to your treatment.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I have experience working with a variety of adults including older adults. Common clients I work with are struggling with relationship stressors, work-life balance, negative self-talk and lack of motivation. I have experience working with medical professional, caregivers, college students and individuals struggling with suicidal ideation and substance misuse. Please outreach to see if we could be a good fit!
Specialties
Top specialties
Addiction
Anxiety
Depression
Other specialties
Chronic Illness
Coping Skills
Domestic Violence
Family Conflict
First Responders/Healthcare Workers
Grief
Life Transitions
Older Adults
Self Esteem
Substance Misuse
Identifies as
White
Woman
Serves ages
Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
Licensed in
Colorado
Accepts
Aetna
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - Lucent Health
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
Amerihealth Administrators
Arlo
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Anthem
Independence Blue Cross
Independence Administrators
Cash - $100 per session
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
Evernorth
GTEB
Kaiser Permanente
Tufts Health/Cigna
Location
Virtual
My treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use a CBT focus along with other research based theories. I find CBT can help client's determine the messages their brain in sending them, if it is based on accurate information and then determine how they want to response behaviorally.