About Michelle
Michelle Kotch is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience in New Jersey. She helps people manage stress and anxiety and cope with grief and loss. She also supports parents facing parenting challenges and people working through depression and low self-esteem.
Michelle believes clients are the experts on their own lives. She looks for strengths to build on and helps people use those strengths to face hard moments.
How Michelle works
She emphasizes clear, practical steps that people can try between sessions. Sessions focus on real problems and straightforward goals. Conversations are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
Michelle encourages small changes that add up over time. Her background includes long-term clinical work across different settings in New Jersey. That experience shaped a flexible style that adapts to what each person needs in the room or on the phone.
Michelle offers multiple ways to connect, so therapy can fit into busy days. She welcomes questions about how sessions work and what to expect at the first appointment.
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
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches translate to online therapy
Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and problem solving. One common approach teaches concrete coping skills for managing anxiety and stress, such as breathing, grounding, and activity planning to reduce overwhelm. These techniques help when stress feels constant or when panic spikes.Another helpful approach emphasizes grief processing and building routines after a loss. It guides people through remembering, managing painful emotions, and finding ways to re-engage with life at a comfortable pace. This can ease the intense feelings that follow bereavement.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will work together with each person to figure out what fits their goals and preferences. That collaboration helps tailor techniques and the pace of therapy to individual needs.
Online therapy offers practical benefits through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues are useful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging let people send updates or get support between meetings. These options provide flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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A practical next step
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