About Michelle
Michelle Brenneman is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Oregon who helps people dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, and stress. She focuses on improving self-esteem and relationship struggles while guiding clients through major life transitions. Her tone is practical and compassionate, aimed at people who want steady, plainspoken support.
Michelle creates a calm space for people to talk through communication problems, commitment questions, and the effects of workplace strain. She pays attention to how isolation or a sense of purposelessness can make other problems worse.
How Michelle works
Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on small, usable steps. Her work often includes helping people manage guilt, shame, and forgiveness, and supporting those processing losses after natural or human-caused disasters. She also supports exploration of self-love and midlife changes.
The aim is to help people feel more capable and connected in everyday life. Michelle draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide practical coping strategies. Over four years of practice, she has worked with people facing a mix of emotional and situational challenges.
She uses straightforward language and concrete tools rather than jargon. People meet with her by phone, video call, live chat, or text messaging. She assists clients in finding steps that fit their daily routines and personal goals.
The focus is on steady progress and building skills that last.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oregon |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and emotional processing. One common approach helps people learn specific coping strategies for anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, thought-challenging, and activity planning to reduce overwhelm. Another approach centers on processing grief and strong emotions through guided conversation and gradual exposure to difficult memories, which can lessen the intensity of painful feelings over time.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences and then choose or adapt methods that feel useful. That collaborative planning continues as progress is tracked and techniques are adjusted to fit how a person responds.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text messaging let people check in more frequently between longer sessions and can be useful for shorter updates or skill practice. These options help therapy fit into busy lives and different communication styles.
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