About Michele
Michele Karloff is a licensed clinical social worker in New York who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She also supports people facing parenting and career concerns. Michele writes in plain terms and aims to make first steps toward help feel manageable.
Michele approaches work in a warm, person-centered way. She listens first to what matters most to each person and tailors sessions around their goals.
How Michele works
She also uses elements of cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and practice different ways of responding. Over a decade of experience informs Michele's practical approach. She has worked in settings that exposed her to a wide range of life challenges.
That background helps when someone needs straightforward strategies for coping, decision making, or day-to-day stress relief. Michele addresses a broad set of concerns beyond core specialties. These include adoption and foster care questions, aging and geriatric issues, body image, communication problems, control issues, and coping after disasters.
She also supports people with divorce and separation, first responder issues, forgiveness work, gender dysphoria, guilt and shame, HIV/AIDS topics, hoarding, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and immigration issues. Sessions are offered in English and Michele is available to work with international clients.
She combines empathetic listening with practical tools so people can make gradual change and feel more able to face daily life.
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What Michele works with
The areas below are the ones Michele selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How Michele's approaches work online
Michele combines client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to address common struggles. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and building a trusting connection so people can say what matters most and set their own goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test small changes in behavior to reduce anxiety or low mood.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Michele will talk with each person about their goals, daily routines, and what methods feel most comfortable. Together they decide which techniques to try first and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a break. Live chat and text messaging allow quick reflections or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make scheduling flexible and help people fit therapy into busy lives.
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