About Michelle
Michelle Christian is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York with 12 years of professional experience. She supports people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, depression, and life transitions. She aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and affirms the courage it takes to begin.
Her sessions focus on creating an open space where clients can name what they are feeling without judgment.
Background and approach
Conversations are practical and direct. She helps people notice patterns, practice new ways of coping, and decide what small steps to try between sessions. Michelle draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions toward concrete goals.
She adapts her approach to each person’s needs, balancing listening with gentle challenge. The work often includes learning simple skills to lower anxiety, building routines to support mood, and addressing past events when they get in the way of daily life. She keeps talk focused and user-friendly, using clear language and short exercises.
Many clients leave sessions with one or two specific things to try before the next meeting. Michelle encourages people to move at their own pace while also tracking small changes. Her practice is in New York and sessions are offered in English.
She understands starting therapy can feel awkward and aims to make the process straightforward and respectful.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Michelle uses a range of evidence-based techniques to help people lower anxiety and manage stress. One common approach focuses on teaching practical coping skills such as breathing, grounding, and step-by-step behavioral changes that reduce worry and interrupt negative cycles. These techniques are useful for day-to-day anxiety and stress management.Another element of her work involves addressing past traumatic events and the ways they affect current feelings and relationships. This often means slowing down memories so they feel less overwhelming, learning how triggers happen, and practicing new responses to those triggers over time.
Finding the best approach is a team effort. Michelle works with each person to identify goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. She explains options in plain language and involves clients in choosing next steps so the work fits their life and priorities.
Online therapy allows the same kinds of conversations and exercises using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual tools. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging let people send quick notes or use written exercises between sessions. All formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep work moving forward from wherever a person is located.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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