About Michelle
Michelle Brenneman is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Oregon who helps people dealing with anxiety, stress, and low self-esteem. She supports individuals facing depression, grief, relationship strain, and the search for purpose. Her tone is calm and practical, aimed at people who want clear steps and steady support.
She creates a compassionate space where people can talk about what matters to them. Sessions focus on everyday challenges like communication problems, workplace stress, and feelings of isolation.
Background and approach
Michelle pays attention to how life transitions and midlife questions affect mood and choices. Her work emphasizes practical coping strategies alongside emotional processing. People explore patterns that keep them stuck and build habits that support self-love and resilience.
She also helps people work through guilt, shame, forgiveness, and recovery after natural or human-caused disasters. Michelle often addresses relationship issues such as commitment concerns and problems with communication. She supports those navigating career pressures and women facing workplace challenges, while also attending to issues tied to intellectual disability when relevant.
With four years of clinical experience, Michelle combines steady listening with evidence-based techniques. She collaborates with each person to create steps that fit their life and goals. The aim is clearer thinking, better coping, and a stronger sense of direction.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage anxiety and related concerns. One approach focuses on teaching practical coping skills to reduce stress and ease overwhelming thoughts; this involves short exercises and plans people can practice between sessions. Another approach emphasizes processing difficult emotions like grief, guilt, and shame through guided conversation and step-by-step reflection to help people make sense of their experiences.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they adjust methods and pacing so the work fits day-to-day life and feels useful rather than burdensome.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow visual cues and a fuller conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a quick check-in is needed, live chat works well for focused problem-solving, and text messaging supports brief check-ins and ongoing encouragement. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or recovery from stressful events.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Oregon
- Languages
- English
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