Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Michelle works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 13
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Michelle
Michelle Davis is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of experience helping people address stress, anger, anxiety, and relationship struggles. She is based in Michigan and works in a direct, down-to-earth way that aims to make talking about hard things easier. She uses practical, evidence-informed approaches and adapts them to each person.
Sessions focus on clear goals, skill building, and moments of reflection. That might mean learning strategies to manage strong emotions like anger or developing communication habits that reduce conflict.
Background and approach
Michelle blends Client-Centered Therapy with cognitive and behavioral tools. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thinking patterns that fuel upset and on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for managing intense feelings. Mindfulness techniques are used to help people notice reactions and choose different responses.
Her background includes work with depression, parenting and family challenges, addictions, ADHD, grief, intimacy concerns, and life changes. She also has experience with adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, and blended family dynamics. Michelle aims to meet people where they are and build on their existing strengths.
In sessions she listens first and then offers practical steps to try between meetings. The approach is collaborative and paced to what each person needs. People who prefer clear, skill-focused therapy with supportive listening often find this style helpful.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- 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.
How Michelle’s Approaches Translate to Online Care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a collaborative relationship, letting the person set the pace and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and tests small, practical changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety or anger. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when feelings feel overwhelming.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs and goals and will adapt methods based on what works best. That collaborative planning helps people try different techniques and keep what helps most.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let the therapist and client read facial expressions and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be a good lower-bandwidth option or work better during a break at work. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, real-time coaching, or ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to practice new skills in everyday situations.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What concerns does she commonly address?
Michelle works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, parenting strain, addictions, grief, anger, self-esteem, and work or career issues.
What therapy approach does she use in sessions?
She uses a client-centered stance paired with practical methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills, plus mindfulness practices to help manage emotions and change unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 13 years of professional clinical social work experience working with people facing mood, relationship, and life-transition challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LMSW, which is a Licensed Master Social Worker, and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats does she offer?
She sees people via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing 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 her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.