Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Michelle works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Connecticut, Florida
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Michelle
Michelle Pellin is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, grief, and life changes. She brings eleven years of experience and an open, affirming approach to sessions. Michelle works with adults facing addictions, parenting strain, relationship concerns, and issues around identity and self-esteem.
She trained in counseling and behavioral medicine and holds two masters degrees: one in Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology and another in Human Services and Counseling.
Background and approach
Michelle previously served as a licensed therapeutic foster parent for almost 20 years and also worked as a case manager advocating for clients with acquired brain injuries, physical challenges, and elder care needs. Michelle keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She listens without judgment and offers gentle coaching, skill-building, and problem-solving.
Expect focus on concrete steps you can try between appointments and simple tools for managing strong emotions like anger and anxiety. Her style blends acceptance, mindfulness, and cognitive-behavioral techniques to help people change unhelpful thinking and respond differently to difficult feelings. Michelle also uses client-centered practices to ensure people feel heard and respected as they work toward personal goals.
She is comfortable supporting people through trauma, intimacy-related issues, sleep and eating concerns, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Michelle welcomes clients from diverse backgrounds and offers services to international clients as well. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on therapist availability.
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
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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 and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for anger, anxiety, and life transitions when someone wants clearer direction on what matters.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors. It provides concrete tools to manage mood, sleep, eating habits, and symptoms of anxiety or depression.
Michelle will work collaboratively to find the best approach for each person. She listens to goals and preferences, and then suggests techniques from ACT, CBT, mindfulness, or client-centered work. The plan can change as needs shift so the fit improves over time.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make counseling more flexible. Video lets you have a face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quick check-ins, and messaging is useful for brief reflections or ongoing coaching between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and choose the format that feels most comfortable.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What concerns does Michelle help with?
She supports people dealing with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, grief, trauma, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating difficulties, and more.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is straightforward and respectful. She listens without judgment, offers gentle guidance, and focuses on practical skills to manage emotions and behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eleven years of clinical experience plus many years as a licensed therapeutic foster parent and as a case manager working with acquired brain injury and elder clients.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices from Connecticut while also noting past licensure activity in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.