About Michelle
Michelle Gilio is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Colorado with more than 15 years of experience. She helps people who are managing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship concerns, and life changes. Her approach aims to make starting therapy feel manageable and respectful of each person's pace.
She has worked in individual and group settings with children, teens, couples, and adults, which gives her a range of clinical perspectives. Sessions focus on practical steps to reduce anxiety and improve motivation, plus clearer communication skills for relationship difficulties.
Background and approach
She also helps people who are coping with grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, anger, career transitions, and ADHD concerns. Michelle creates a calm space where thoughts and feelings can be talked about without judgment. She uses evidence-based techniques and adapts them to each person’s needs.
Conversations are straightforward and aimed at building small, useful changes. Clients can expect a collaborative tone in sessions. Michelle works together with people to set goals and try strategies between meetings.
She encourages gradual progress and checks in on what is or isn’t helpful. Her practice includes a mix of individual talk and group formats, depending on what fits best. Michelle recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and acknowledges that first step as important and meaningful.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that are practical and goal-oriented. One common approach focuses on anxiety management by teaching breathing and coping skills, helping people notice unhelpful thoughts, and practicing behavioral steps to reduce worry. This method is useful for day-to-day stress and panic reactions.Another frequently used approach emphasizes communication and relationship skills. Sessions include role-playing and clear practice of new ways to speak and listen, which can improve connection and reduce conflict. That style is helpful for people working on partnerships, parenting challenges, and workplace interactions.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, then try methods that fit. Together they review what’s working and adjust techniques over time to match progress and comfort level.
Online care offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people use visual cues for skills practice, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat enables brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reminders and short progress notes. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
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