Background:

Michelle is a Licensed Professional Counselor with over nine years of experience working with adults, teens, children, and families in Northern Virginia, where she grew up. Her clinical expertise includes trauma processing, social anxiety, substance abuse, relationship challenges and attachment issues, adolescent self-esteem, and mood disorders.

Technique:

Michelle’s therapeutic style is rooted in the person-centered approach, characterized by warmth, compassion, honesty, and directness. She values establishing a strong therapeutic alliance and uses interactive feedback to gently challenge clients to become their best selves. Michelle combines evidence-based techniques to help clients explore their thoughts, identify maladaptive patterns, and discover effective interventions tailored to their needs. She believes that by modifying distorted thoughts and understanding how early experiences shape core beliefs, individuals can foster motivation, self-sufficiency, and internal fulfillment.

Just for fun:

Outside of work, Michelle enjoys spending time with her husband and dog.