About Michelle
Michelle Simon is a Minnesota psychologist with 33 years of professional experience. She brings long-term clinical experience to conversations about relationships, parenting, and life transitions. Her style is respectful and straightforward, aimed at helping people make practical changes one step at a time.
She works with concerns like anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, and stress. She also helps people facing career questions, midlife transitions, fertility and pregnancy concerns, and issues around meaning and life purpose.
How Michelle works
Parenting and family problems, including divorce and fatherhood issues, are also part of her focus. Her approach combines client-centered Therapy with cognitive behavioral techniques. That means sessions often center on the person’s goals and real-life problem-solving, along with tools to change patterns of thinking and behavior.
Michelle adapts conversations and plans to fit each client’s needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. Michelle is licensed in Minnesota as MN Psychologist LP3155 and has practical knowledge of the Family Court system. She also brings awareness of caregiver stress, codependency, commitment and communication problems, and challenges like guilt, shame, and isolation.
She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every interaction. Beginning therapy can feel hard, and Michelle aims to make the first step easier. Sessions focus on clear goals, doable strategies, and steady support to help people cope and move forward.
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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.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | MN Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 33 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online work and how they help
Client-centered Therapy focuses on understanding your experience and priorities. Sessions center on listening, empathy, and helping you set realistic goals so conversations feel relevant to your daily life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, offers clear tools for changing thinking and behavior patterns. It works well for anxiety, depression, stress, and problems with self-esteem by helping people test and shift unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose strategies that match your needs, goals, and preferences. That can mean emphasizing listening and support at first, then adding specific CBT tools when you want structured changes.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy lives. Video calls let you have a face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messages are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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