About Michelle
Michelle Pellin helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, addiction, grief, trauma, self-esteem problems, and life changes. She is Michelle Pellin, LMHC, LPC, and brings 11 years of clinical experience to the work. Her tone is supportive and straightforward so parents can read easily and know what to expect.
Michelle uses practical talk and gentle guidance in sessions. She listens first, then helps clients set small, doable goals.
How Michelle works
Her approach is respectful and nonjudgmental, and she encourages strengths people already have. Her training includes a master’s in Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology and a master’s in Human Services and Counseling. Michelle also has a long history as a licensed therapeutic foster parent and as a case manager advocating for people with acquired brain injuries, physical challenges, and older adults.
That background shaped her direct, problem-focused style. She draws on therapy methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and client-centered techniques. Michelle blends these tools to match a person’s needs and preferences rather than use one fixed method.
Sessions may address practical skills like coping with anger, improving sleep and eating patterns, managing ADHD-related challenges, or navigating intimacy and identity issues. Michelle aims to help people discover what matters to them, build manageable habits, and move toward clearer, calmer days.
Michelle lists 8 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
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LMHC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Connecticut |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small actions that matter to them, even when feelings are hard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus and sleep.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they choose and adjust methods so work feels useful and doable rather than overwhelming.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions take less bandwidth and can be easier to schedule during breaks. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, short coaching, or when someone prefers writing over talking. These options aim to make ongoing therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
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