About Michelle
Michelle Mielniczek, LMHC helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and addiction. She also supports those dealing with relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, career changes, bipolar challenges, and compassion fatigue. Michelle is based in Massachusetts and has nine years of clinical experience.
Michelle works in a straightforward, calm way. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals. She listens first, then helps clients choose strategies that fit their life.
How Michelle works
The aim is to build skills that carry over between appointments. Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find inner reasons to change.
Solution-focused methods are used to set small, achievable goals and track progress. Michelle has experience in both outpatient and inpatient settings. She earned a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2018 from Johnson and Wales University.
She holds the LMHC credential and has worked with adults across a range of concerns. Sessions are designed to address immediate problems and longer-term growth. Michelle helps clients develop resilience and rediscover meaning after difficult experiences.
Outside of work she enjoys crafting, gardening, and playing with her dogs.
Michelle lists 3 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
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Massachusetts |
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Online support options
Approaches that fit online work
Michelle commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change thought patterns and behaviors that worsen mood or anxiety. CBT is practical and often includes homework tasks to test new ways of thinking and acting. Motivational interviewing is another approach she uses to help people find their own reasons for change and build readiness one step at a time. It focuses on listening and drawing out a client’s motivation rather than telling them what to do. Solution-focused therapy helps set small, achievable goals and track progress; it can be useful when someone wants quick, concrete changes.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Michelle will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller interaction is helpful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn’t wanted. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone needs a shorter way to communicate between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and daily life.
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