You can expect to explore your thoughts and emotions openly, while we work collaboratively to meet specific therapeutic goals or navigate solutions and answers to targeted problems.
You can expect to explore your thoughts and emotions openly, while we work collaboratively to meet specific therapeutic goals or navigate solutions and answers to targeted problems.
I take a client-centered approach to therapy, meaning that I am non-directive but supportive. I see clients as the experts of themselves and my therapeutic role is to help guide and support you in achieving psychological congruence.
Identify your "whys" and "hows." I’ve had the honor of working with people who have experienced unimaginable loss and pain, and no one needed to be "fixed." Good therapy helps you to discover what is most important to you, and to live as if it is.
Identify your "whys" and "hows." I’ve had the honor of working with people who have experienced unimaginable loss and pain, and no one needed to be "fixed." Good therapy helps you to discover what is most important to you, and to live as if it is.
I work within an ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) framework which helps clients use their personal values as motivation for the sometimes very difficult work of change.
Figure out how to navigate your concerns.
Figure out how to navigate your concerns.
That I believe that people have the ability within themselves to change and heal, but need a safe relationship to do it in.
Explore past issues/struggles that are the underlying current of todays stressors, addiction, and relationship challenges. We learn and implement skills to reduce symptoms from reoccurring. & make the healing process fun and easy!
Explore past issues/struggles that are the underlying current of todays stressors, addiction, and relationship challenges. We learn and implement skills to reduce symptoms from reoccurring. & make the healing process fun and easy!
I work from a compassionate, person centered, trauma-focused therapeutic approach. I utilize Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) for trauma processing. I utilized a solution-focused, CBT, emotion regulation lens. I use humor & encourage authenticity
Michelle is passionate about working with folx who feel like they are “not good enough”. We can work together to help you learn to trust, like and love yourself for who you are and not your productivity.
Michelle is passionate about working with folx who feel like they are “not good enough”. We can work together to help you learn to trust, like and love yourself for who you are and not your productivity.
Michelle utilizes an integrative approach with curiosity, care, compassion and humor. She/they weaves together components of EDMR, Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, somatic work and mindfulness for customized care.