About Michelle
Michelle Evans is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 18 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and everyday life changes. She uses straightforward approaches to help clients build coping skills and improve self-esteem. Michelle aims to create a calm, practical space where people can talk through what feels overwhelming and learn tools that fit their life.
She draws on client-centered work to place the person's goals first.
Background and approach
That means conversations focus on the client's priorities and what feels most useful right now. Michelle also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to break down thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety and to teach new coping strategies. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills appear in her approach when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed.
She teaches concrete skills for managing intense feelings and reducing impulsivity. Motivational interviewing is used to support change when people are unsure or feel stuck. Michelle has worked in a variety of settings, including residential programs and substance use treatment.
That background informs practical, real-world strategies for people facing addiction, caregiver stress, or family conflict. Her training includes a Master of Arts in Counseling from Webster University and licensure as an LPC and as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Michelle helps clients pick approaches and formats that match their goals and daily life. She focuses on steady progress and usable skills rather than lengthy theory.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client's goals and priorities. In practice this means conversations focus on what the person wants to change and sessions are adapted to those goals. It helps when someone needs a supportive, nonjudgmental space to make decisions and try new ways of coping.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. Michelle uses CBT to help people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more helpful behaviors. This approach is often used for anxiety, stress, and mood challenges.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they try techniques, adjust methods, and choose a path that fits the person's life and needs.
Online therapy makes those methods easier to fit into daily routines. Video calls let therapists and clients work visually through examples and worksheets. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be a good option during a busy day. Live chat or text messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, and ongoing skill practice between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Missouri, Washington
- Languages
- English
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