About Michelle
Michelle Lake is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety and stress while also addressing depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and addiction. Her tone in sessions is warm and interactive, aimed at making difficult conversations easier to start.
Michelle brings four years of clinical experience supporting people who have experienced trauma and abuse. She blends practical skills with thoughtful listening so clients can make steady changes.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize real-world tools that people can use between appointments. Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Client-Centered methods to match each person’s needs. Michelle works with clients to spot unhelpful thinking, clarify values, and build small, achievable habits.
She explains techniques plainly and practices them alongside each person in session. Michelle also uses Mindfulness and Existential ideas to help people connect with what matters and find meaning during hard times. That mix supports work on grief, anger, self-esteem, sleep problems, and career transitions.
Conversations focus on concrete steps and honest reflection rather than jargon. Therapy sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Michelle guides people through a simple start process and helps them select the session format that fits their day-to-day life.
The work aims to be steady, practical, and respectful of each person’s pace.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Michelle often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people change unhelpful thought patterns and build new habits. CBT focuses on practical exercises and small behavior changes that reduce anxiety and improve mood. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is another approach she uses; it helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values. ACT is useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle collaborates with each person to identify goals and tries methods that fit their needs and preferences. She adjusts strategies over time based on what is helpful, so progress is a shared process rather than a fixed plan.
Online therapy offers flexibility and a range of ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided practice. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day and to share thoughts between sessions. These options help people access consistent care that adapts to their schedule and pace.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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