About Michelle
Michelle Pinnell is an Ohio-based licensed social worker who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She also supports those facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and life changes. Michelle speaks plainly and meets people where they are, making a first session feel straightforward and practical.
Michelle holds an LISW credential and brings four decades of professional experience to her work. She focuses on tailoring conversations and plans to each person’s situation instead of offering one-size-fits-all solutions.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal oriented, with time given to what matters most right now. Her approach centers on respect, sensitivity, and steady support. Michelle helps people identify coping strategies, build confidence, and manage day-to-day stress.
She also helps people talk through past hurts and how those experiences affect current relationships. Michelle encourages small, manageable steps toward change. She will work with clients to set realistic goals and track progress over time.
The emphasis is on practical tools that can be used between sessions. Signing up for therapy is often a big step, and Michelle acknowledges that courage. She aims to make the process simple: listen first, plan next, and adjust as needed based on what the client finds helpful.
Evidence-informed approaches and flexible online care
Michelle draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps people learn specific coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breathing strategies, activity planning, and breaking problems into manageable steps. These methods are useful for everyday worries and overwhelm.Another approach emphasizes processing past trauma in a paced way so it affects current life less. This work looks at how past events show up in relationships and daily choices, and then builds skills to reduce their impact. Both approaches aim to give clear tools people can use between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Michelle will discuss options with each person and adapt methods to fit personal goals, needs, and preferences rather than imposing a single plan.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video works well for deeper conversations and face-to-face connection. Phone sessions are a good fit when bandwidth is limited or when a voice check-in is needed. Messaging and live chat work for shorter check-ins, homework support, or when writing feels easier. These options help people fit sessions around work, parenting, and daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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