About Michelle
Michelle Spencer helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and problems with mood and motivation. She supports those facing depression, relationship strain, substance concerns, attention challenges, and the pressure of caregiving. Michelle is a licensed mental health counselor and a licensed professional clinical counselor with 12 years of experience.
Michelle works in a respectful, warm manner. She listens first and then shapes treatment to each person's needs. Sessions focus on practical steps you can use between meetings.
How Michelle works
The aim is real change that fits into daily life. Michelle often uses client-centered techniques to build trust and understand what matters most. She incorporates cognitive behavioral methods to spot unhelpful thinking and to practice new coping habits.
Dialectical behavior ideas are used when regulating strong emotions is needed. Her background includes a range of mood and behavior concerns, from bipolar disorder and grief to eating and impulse challenges. She also helps with workplace stress, financial worries, and finding life purpose.
Parenting strain and young adult issues are among the topics she addresses. Michelle describes therapy as a team effort. She aims to meet people where they are and move forward at a workable pace.
Her approach blends listening with concrete tools so people can notice progress week to week.
Michelle lists 4 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
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LMHC, LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
How therapeutic methods translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding a person's perspective and building a trusting connection. Online sessions use that same listening-first approach so goals and values guide the work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it adapts well to video or messaging so people can practice tools between sessions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked in the past. Together they try methods and adjust the plan over time to find what helps most for mood, anxiety, trauma recovery, or life transitions.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people see facial cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when video is not possible. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins, coaching-style support, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or school commitments while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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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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