About Michelle
Michelle Lake is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan. She uses a warm, interactive style to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, ADHD, addiction, and problems with relationships and sleep. She brings four years of clinical work to sessions and has supported people who have experienced trauma and emotional abuse.
Her way of working is compassionate and respectful, focusing on the person rather than a label.
How Michelle works
Conversations are practical and collaborative so clients leave with clearer next steps. Michelle blends approaches to fit each person's needs. She draws from cognitive behavioral ideas to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and from client-centered methods to keep the work grounded in the client's own goals.
Mindfulness and acceptance tools are used when helpful to reduce stress and build tolerance for difficult feelings. Sessions involve straightforward problem solving, skill-building, and space to talk through painful experiences. Michelle helps people set realistic goals and practices between sessions to build lasting changes.
She explains techniques plainly and checks in often to make sure the pace and focus feel right. Therapy is conducted in English. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Michelle often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. ACT is useful for stress, anxiety, and when someone wants more meaning in daily life.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening closely and following the client's lead. That approach helps people feel heard and build their own solutions at a comfortable pace.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people use visual cues during deeper work. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is low or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging offer shorter, more frequent touchpoints for practice and support between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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