LPC, 17 years of experience
Frequently rebooked
I’m passionate about a holistic focus to helping others on their journey to overall wellness. Helping others increase their self-awareness through talk therapy is key, and I believe once an individual recognizes their personal strengths & capabilities the sky is the limit. I integrate CBT with Motivational Interviewing on my mission to help people recognize what faulty beliefs, and unresolved past experiences may correlate with present day maladaptive choices & behaviors. Recognizing how these negative beliefs & behaviors may be the barriers to living one’s best life is just the beginning of motivation for change.
Clients can expect the initial session to be the beginning of building a rapport since the questions asked will be the foundation for us to determine their specific needs and personal goals.
My greatest strength as a clinician is that I believe my clients can reach their full potential and having worked with the overall population for the past 17 years, I've developed a supportive method for that helps the client normalize their challenges, and in turn this prompts me to lay the groundwork for upcoming sessions to be a structured to your individual goals.
I enjoy working with adult clients going through life adjustment issues. My clients are motivated to improve their circumstances but may not recognize what copings skills & strategies are needed to make this goal a reality. They often feel stuck, overwhelmed and anxious when facing milestones, or phase of life challenges, and I am instrumental in helping them recognize their own strengths & capabilities as the catalyst for change.
2 ratings with written reviews
June 6, 2025
Michelle was very supportive and empathic. A great listener. I was able to talk freely about myself
May 23, 2025
I love how supportive and interactive Michelle is. I feel seen and heard which is everything I can ask for.
Helping clients explore their belief system & thought process through CBT is the key to identifying the correlation between negative beliefs that prompt negative coping skills & faulty behaviors. Self-awareness results in breaking down the barriers to living one’s best life and embracing the beginning of motivation for change.
I’m passionate about a holistic focus to helping others on their journey to overall wellness. I believe once an individual recognizes their personal strengths & capabilities the sky is the limit. I integrate CBT with Motivational Interviewing on my mission to help people recognize ways in which thought distortions & unresolved past experiences often correlate with present day maladaptive choices & behaviors. Helping my clients build a foundation from their identified strengths leads to them feeling empowered which results in a stronger sense of autonomy & self-actualization.
Part of my therapeutic process is to help my clients recognize patterns of negative beliefs & catastrophic thoughts by teaching them to positively reframe negative dialogue since it no longer serves them.