About Michelle
Michelle Gossard brings 15 years of counseling experience to her work in Iowa. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who listens closely and helps people name what feels off. Her style is practical and direct, with an emphasis on building everyday skills.
Michelle focuses on stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem, grief, parenting challenges, career concerns, and ADHD. She also helps with issues like panic attacks, postpartum mood changes, seasonal mood shifts, and relationship or communication struggles.
How Michelle works
She explains ideas in plain language and offers concrete steps to try between sessions. In sessions she starts by asking what matters most to the client and what a better week would look like. She uses methods that help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts, set small goals, and test new behaviors.
Sessions often include short skill practice and planning for real-life situations. Michelle aims to help clients increase accountability so they can handle challenges more effectively. She encourages people to use their strengths and to try small experiments to see what works.
Progress is tracked in simple ways so gains are clear and usable. Her background includes clinical and military-related work, and she is a military spouse and parent. Michelle offers a straightforward, compassionate approach for people seeking practical tools and steady support.
Michelle lists 3 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Grief
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Iowa |
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Online support options
Approach and online care that fits your life
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping clients discover their own strengths and solutions. It’s helpful when someone needs a supportive space to sort out feelings and make choices at their own pace.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT teaches practical tools to change negative thinking and try new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, panic, and low mood.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on setting clear goals and finding small, doable steps toward them. This approach works well for people who want quick, targeted changes and a plan they can use right away.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Michelle will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they try approaches and adjust as needed until the plan fits the client’s life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations and face-to-face interaction, phone works when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can be a shorter check-in or fit a busy schedule. These options make it easier to fit counseling into work, school, or family routines while keeping care consistent.
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