About Michelle
Michelle Carter is a licensed independent clinical social worker who focuses on what matters to the client. She listens for each person's goals and helps untangle the obstacles that get in the way. Her approach centers on practical steps so people can move toward what they value.
Michelle has 15 years of clinical experience and works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and intimacy-related issues.
How Michelle works
She also helps with eating and sleeping struggles, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar challenges, and coping with life changes. Additional areas of focus include ADHD, compassion fatigue, aging and geriatric issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, caregiver stress, and substance-related problems. In sessions she emphasizes collaboration.
She supports clients in noticing what they truly want, not what others expect. Michelle guides people to set down the burdens they no longer need to carry and to keep the values that matter most. Her work draws on methods that help people accept difficult feelings, build concrete skills, and clarify personal meaning.
She supports people as they try new behaviors, test what works, and adjust plans when life shifts. The tone is practical and respectful, with a focus on small, doable changes. Michelle is based in Minnesota and holds the LICSW credential.
Sessions are conducted in English and are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and scheduling is arranged based on availability.
Michelle lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
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.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions and practical care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take actions that match their values. This approach works well for stress, anxiety, and life transitions when someone needs a clearer sense of what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors through small experiments and new routines; it is often useful for depression, anxiety, and sleep or eating difficulties. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship that helps people explore goals and build confidence in their own choices.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle collaborates with each person to choose strategies that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She will help test methods, adjust techniques over time, and prioritize what feels most useful for daily life.
Online sessions offer flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation when that helps, while phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for short check-ins, written reflections, or more frequent touchpoints between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep continuity when life is changing.
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