About Michelle
Michelle Clark brings 28 years of experience to her telehealth counselling practice in Australia. She is an AASW social worker and approaches sessions with honesty, empathy and a direct style. Michelle aims to help people ready for change and recovery from difficult life events.
She speaks plainly and works collaboratively, inviting clients to face uncomfortable truths while staying supported. Her own experiences with mental health and domestic violence inform how she holds difficult conversations without judgement.
How Michelle works
Clients can expect encouragement alongside gentle challenge. Michelle uses a mix of practical strategies and reflective work. She draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to address unhelpful thinking, acceptance and commitment ideas to build values-led action, and client-centred ways of holding the person as they are.
Sessions combine skills practice, problem solving and time to process emotions. People come to her for stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse recovery, mood conditions such as bipolar and depression, and self-esteem concerns. She also works with issues like body image, chronic illness and pain, communication problems, and life transitions.
Michelle supports people navigating guilt, loneliness, relationship separation and questions about life purpose. Her online practice offers phone, video, live chat and text-based messaging sessions. New clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions to suit their needs.
Michelle aims to make therapy practical, respectful and focused on meaningful progress.
Michelle lists 10 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
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | AASW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 28 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Michelle commonly blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and then taking actions that match your values to move forward. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect and teaches practical skills to change patterns that cause distress.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Michelle will work collaboratively to choose methods that match your goals, needs and preferences. That might mean trying an exercise in a session, reflecting on what helped, and adjusting the plan as you go.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video is useful for face-to-face dialogue and skills practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits your schedule. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, ongoing support between sessions, or when writing helps you say what you mean. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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