About Michalle
Michalle Harmer is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 15 years of experience supporting people in New Mexico. She works with individuals facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and self-esteem concerns. Her approach aims to make therapy clear and practical so clients can rely on steady steps forward.
She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma and mood issues. Michalle adapts methods depending on age and the nature of the concern, noting some approaches are aimed at adolescents while others fit adults better.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on concrete skills, emotion regulation, and processing painful experiences at a manageable pace. Her work is informed by New Mexico’s cultural and geographic diversity. She has experience with clients from rural and urban settings and with multicultural, Indigenous, and Hispanic/Latinx backgrounds.
Michalle also strives to create an affirming space for LGBTQIA+ people and for students and caregivers facing life transitions and burnout. Common topics she helps people navigate include survivor work after sexual assault, shame and guilt, process-related addictions, self-harm, postpartum depression, and post-traumatic stress symptoms. She also supports young adults with identity, career entry, and adjustment challenges.
Therapy with Michalle emphasizes collaboration. She listens for what matters most, teaches practical tools, and helps people build resilience. The goal is steady progress through clear, evidence-guided steps that fit each person’s life.
How evidence-based approaches can work online
Michalle uses well-established, evidence-based techniques to guide online work. Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral approaches help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teach coping tools for anxiety and depression. EMDR and prolonged exposure methods focus on processing traumatic memories and reducing intense distress, and are typically matched to adult needs or specific trauma symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and comfort with different methods, then recommend a path and adjust it over time. This is a collaborative process where the client’s preferences shape the plan.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls provide face-to-face interaction when visual cues help the work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, ongoing reflection between sessions, or those who prefer written communication. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and varied lifestyles.
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- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- New Mexico
- Languages
- English
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