Michelle Zitnick
Hello! I’m a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with a passion for helping individuals navigate life’s challenges. My goal is to help in supporting mood, stress, and anxiety, using a holistic approach that includes supportive therapy, lifestyle changes, supplements and micronutrients, as well as medication management.
I’m a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with a passion for helping individuals navigate life’s challenges.
I believe in taking a well-rounded approach to mental health and wellness, empowering individuals to feel their best and live fulfilling lives.
First session
In our first session, we'll take some time to talk about what's been challenging for you and how these challenges may have shown up in different areas of your life. We'll also explore different ways to approach these concerns and work together to create a plan that feels right for you.
Strengths
I’m here to listen to you, and your preferences and wishes will always be at the heart of our treatment plan. If a medication or intervention doesn’t seem like a good fit for you, I’ll make sure to explain why and we’ll explore other options together. In therapy, I practice a psychoanalytic approach, which often seeks to tie together early life experiences and today's challenges, to not just mange symptoms, but help identify and resolve the areas that may be keeping you stuck.
Ideal clients
I work with adolescents, young adults, and adults who feeling unmotivated or navigating big life transitions and having difficulty with the emotions that come with that. As I am a psychiatric provider, medication is a part of my treatment plan, so if your preference is not to use medication, I suggest seeking out one of the amazing therapists that can be found on Grow!
Treatment methods
Supportive
Supportive therapy is an approach designed to provide emotional support and guidance, helping people cope with stress, anxiety, or life challenges. It focuses on enhancing a person's ability to manage difficulties by offering validation, encouragement, and practical problem-solving strategies. Unlike other forms of therapy that delve deeply into past experiences or explore the unconscious, supportive therapy aims to strengthen coping skills, foster resilience, and improve overall well-being.
Psychodynamic
Wondering how you got to where you are? How your responses are shaped by your history? Want to work through the dynamics of your life to get a better understanding of yourself? This can all be achieved through psychodynamic psychotherapy. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy is not a behavioral therapy with a rigid structure. It is a much more dynamic, honest, deep-dive into your life. It involves a lot of trust, honesty, and self-realization. If you are looking for a journey in therapy without typical rules, structure, and homework, this may be the therapy for you.
Person-centered (Rogerian)
Person-centered therapy is an approach where you are the expert on your own life. The therapist creates a safe, non-judgmental space for you to explore your feelings and experiences at your own pace. Your therapist won't tell you what to do or try to "fix" you. Instead, the belief is that you already have the ability to grow and find your own answers when given the right support. You set the direction based on what matters most to you. Sessions are conversational and follow what feels most important to you each time. Your therapist will listen deeply, show genuine care and acceptance, and work with you as a partner. The trusting relationship you build together is a key part of what helps you heal and grow.
Location
Virtual sessions