About Michelle
Michelle Allen is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) who helps people facing grief, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, ADHD concerns, and major life changes. She keeps conversations direct and respectful, and adapts sessions to each person’s needs. Michelle aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and supportive.
Michelle centers sessions on practical problem solving and steady emotional support. She listens for what matters most to each person and builds a plan that fits their situation.
How Michelle works
That plan may include short-term strategies for coping and longer-term work on self-worth and confidence. Her background includes four years of professional experience working with adults around grief, caregiving stress, and relationship and family-related issues. She also addresses concerns tied to adoption and foster care, fertility and end-of-life matters, and financial stress.
Michelle brings attention to both everyday pressures and big life transitions. In sessions she focuses on clear communication and realistic steps you can try between meetings. She helps people set small goals, practice new ways of coping, and notice changes over time.
The approach is collaborative and paced to what each person can handle. Michelle offers services from the District of Columbia and conducts sessions in English. She accepts international clients and works via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
What Michelle works with
The areas below are the ones Michelle selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Money and financial issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | District of Columbia |
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Online support options
Approaches and online therapy options
Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional support. One approach emphasizes building coping skills for grief and life transitions, helping people manage intense feelings and regain daily routines. Another approach targets self-esteem and motivation by identifying small achievable goals and practicing new behaviors to build confidence.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Michelle will discuss what matters to you, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust the plan as you make progress. The goal is to find strategies that feel doable and meaningful for your life.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let you meet face-to-face when a conversation that includes body language is helpful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when you want a simpler setup. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, quick tools between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These formats make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit around work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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