About Michelle
Michelle Lomax is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, and the fallout from trauma. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her style is warm and direct, with attention to cultural background and personal values.
She draws on eight years of experience supporting people through panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and major life changes. Michelle pays close attention to how cultural and identity factors shape the experience of distress.
Background and approach
She offers a calm, steady presence while helping clients learn skills to cope day to day. Many people seek her help after sexual assault or domestic violence. Michelle works with survivors to rebuild a sense of safety and self-worth.
She also helps people who struggle with impulsivity or who want to strengthen self-love and healthy habits. Sessions combine talking, practical skill-building, and real-world practice between meetings. Michelle aims to make therapy something people can use outside the session.
Her approach is collaborative - she and the person in therapy plan steps that fit their life. Her practice uses several evidence-based approaches to address anxiety and trauma symptoms. People can expect clear explanations of techniques and straightforward coaching on coping tools.
Michelle supports each person’s goals while respecting their cultural background and personal pace.
Approaches for anxiety and trauma in online care
Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to anxiety and trauma. One common approach is practical skills training that teaches breathing, grounding, and step-by-step strategies to reduce panic and manage anxiety in the moment. These tools help people feel more able to handle intense symptoms when they arise.Another core approach focuses on trauma-informed work that helps process distressing memories and reduce their hold on daily life. This kind of work moves at the person’s pace and aims to restore a sense of safety and control while building coping skills for flashbacks or triggers.
Finding the right combination of approaches is part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and cultural background. Sessions include regular check-ins to adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstration. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Chat or text-based messaging provides brief check-ins, written coaching, and flexible ways to stay in touch between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue care from different locations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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