Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- ADHD
How Michelle works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Michelle
Michelle Adler is a licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania with 18 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, LGBT-related concerns, relationship struggles, and anger. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
Taking the first step can feel hard, and she aims to make it easier to reach out. Michelle believes each person knows their own story best. She helps clients identify strengths they already have.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and focused on small, doable changes. The goal is steady progress rather than sudden fixes. Her work covers many everyday problems that get in the way of feeling okay.
That includes sleep and eating issues, intimacy and self-esteem concerns, parenting strain, and career stress. She also supports people working through attachment and abandonment wounds, codependency, and forgiveness challenges. Michelle has a background supporting people with neurodiverse traits such as autism and Asperger syndrome and with mood conditions including bipolar and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder.
She also has experience with first responder stress and compassion fatigue. Her approach adapts to whatever a person brings to the room. Sessions use practical tools and talk to help people manage emotions and make different choices in stress-filled moments.
Michelle works with clients on concrete plans for coping and forward movement. She encourages realistic goals and steady progress rather than perfection.
What Michelle works with
Everything Michelle lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Michelle's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- ADHD
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches that guide online care
Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical steps people can use day to day. One common approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thinking and testing it against real situations to reduce anxiety and anger. This helps people notice patterns and choose different responses when stress rises. Another approach centers on building skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships, teaching grounding, self-soothing, and communication practices useful for trauma, intimacy issues, and interpersonal conflict.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and pace. Sessions adapt over time if something isn’t helping and emphasize measurable steps and skills practice.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into daily life. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for ongoing support between meetings or when writing feels more comfortable. These options aim to provide flexible, accessible ways to keep consistent progress without disrupting a busy schedule.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What concerns does this therapist address?
Areas include stress, anxiety, anger, trauma and abuse, LGBT-related issues, relationship and intimacy concerns, ADHD, sleep and eating problems, self-esteem, career stress, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
What is the therapeutic style like?
The style is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on identifying strengths and building small, doable changes to manage emotions and daily challenges.
How much experience does the therapist have?
Michelle Adler has 18 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are the therapist's credentials and location?
Michelle is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to the therapist's availability.