Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Michele works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Years in practice
- 29
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Michele
Michele Lackey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia who draws on nearly three decades of clinical work. She focuses on practical ways to reduce stress, manage anger, and ease anxiety. Michele talks with people about building confidence and improving day-to-day motivation.
She believes each person brings strengths that help shape change. Sessions are framed around clear goals and small steps that feel doable. Michele uses approaches aimed at managing emotions, shifting unhelpful thoughts, and processing difficult memories.
Background and approach
Michele’s background includes long experience with trauma and abuse, and she also addresses concerns related to veterans and armed forces issues and sexual assault and abuse. She pays attention to how past events affect current feelings and behaviors, then works with clients on strategies to cope and move forward. Her style is straightforward and focused on what happens between sessions.
Clients can expect practical tools to try at home and regular check-ins about what works. Michele aims to make the process of change feel manageable rather than overwhelming. Starting therapy with Michele involves naming a few priorities, trying techniques in-session, and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
She welcomes questions and helps people find an approach that fits their needs and goals.
What Michele works with
Everything Michele lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Michele's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Sexual assault and abuse
Approaches Michele lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In online sessions this can mean working through thought records, practicing coping skills, and setting small homework tasks between meetings to track progress.EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is used to help people process distressing memories. In telehealth, the therapist guides gentle processing and grounding techniques while the client stays in control of pacing and breaks as needed.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Michele will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences, then suggest approaches that fit. That collaborative process helps decide whether skills-focused work, trauma processing, or a mix of methods makes the most sense.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises that need visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for ongoing support, quick check-ins, and sharing notes between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on steady progress.
Questions people ask about Michele
What concerns does Michele focus on?
Michele focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and depression. She also works with issues related to veterans and armed forces and sexual assault and abuse.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a practical, goal-oriented approach that mixes skills practice with talking through difficult experiences. Sessions emphasize clear steps clients can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 29 years of professional experience working with people who face stress, trauma, and emotional challenges. That experience informs her methods and pacing in sessions.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Georgia. Her professional credential appears as GA LPC in her profile.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted and can work with her in English as well.
What session formats are available?
She sees clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options let clients choose the format that fits their schedule and comfort.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. The questionnaire helps match needs and goals before the first session.