About Michelle
Michelle Emode is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for people coping with stress and anxiety. Michelle works in a straightforward way to help people manage difficult feelings and make small changes that add up.
She centers sessions on the person in front of her and listens first. That client-centered approach creates space to talk about what matters most. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and test new ways of responding to stress.
Background and approach
Michelle has six years of clinical experience and has spent much of her time supporting people with substance use concerns. In that work she has helped people uncover the feelings and life events behind addictive behavior, including trauma, depression, and problems with relationships. Sessions typically begin by building trust and setting clear goals together.
Michelle uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change and solution-focused tools to set small, achievable steps. She adapts methods to each person rather than following a single script. Her practice also addresses a wide range of life challenges, from postpartum depression and multicultural or immigration-related stress to grief, anger, and issues of self-esteem and intimacy.
Michelle offers individual counseling and group work experience, and she helps people pick practical skills they can use between sessions.
How therapy approaches work online
Michelle often draws on client-centered therapy, which asks the therapist to listen closely and follow the person's lead. That approach helps people feel seen and choose the topics they want to address. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is also central and focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress unfolds so the work stays practical and goal-oriented.
Online therapy offers several practical advantages. Video calls let the conversation feel most like an in-person session, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a calmer audio-only check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone needs flexible, asynchronous contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine and keep momentum between full sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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