About Michelle
Michelle Olson is a licensed social worker who focuses on practical, problem-focused therapy. She is an LMSW and LCSW with 18 years of experience and practices in Indiana. She aims to make starting therapy feel straightforward and manageable for people under stress.
She uses a client-centered style that puts the person's goals first. Sessions are conversational and aimed at helping someone notice what works and what does not. Michelle draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help change unhelpful thinking and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for managing strong emotions.
How Michelle works
Many people come for help with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and addiction-related concerns. She also supports those struggling with compassion fatigue, feeling empty, or dealing with guilt and shame. Practical topics like money worries, communication problems, and impulsivity are addressed in concrete ways.
Michelle tends to keep therapy focused and goal-oriented. She helps people set clear, achievable steps and uses motivational interviewing when someone needs help finding their own reasons to change. Mindfulness tools are introduced to reduce reactivity and improve moment-to-moment coping.
Her approach blends listening with direct skill teaching. Sessions aim to be a place to talk things through, practice new habits, and track progress. The tone is warm and steady, with attention to building confidence and restoring balance in daily life.
Michelle lists 6 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
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LMSW, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Indiana |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Michelle uses Client-Centered Therapy to create an accepting, collaborative space where the person's goals guide the work. That approach focuses on listening and reflecting so people can clarify what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and tests small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Michelle will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. She then blends approaches as needed, so the plan fits the person's situation rather than forcing a single method.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when more nuance is helpful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is a concern. Live chat and messaging support shorter check-ins, quick skills coaching, or ongoing tracking between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain momentum between meetings.
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