Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Michelle works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Michelle
Michelle Wygant is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania with 15 years of clinical experience. She supports people managing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and major life changes. Michelle also helps with grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, intimacy-related concerns, and workplace or career strain.
Her style is warm and straightforward. She listens first, then works with each person to set clear goals. Sessions focus on practical tools to manage emotions and improve daily functioning.
Background and approach
Michelle uses client-centered conversations alongside cognitive behavioral techniques. She helps people notice thought patterns, test them, and build new coping habits. Motivational interviewing is used when someone needs extra support to make changes.
Trauma-focused methods are part of her work when past events keep showing up in day-to-day life. Treatment is paced to match what a person can handle, with attention to safety and stabilization before deeper processing. Clients can expect short-term skill-building and longer-term work when needed.
Michelle also has experience supervising newer clinicians, which informs her reflective, evidence-oriented approach. She welcomes questions and walks people through the first steps toward getting help. Her practice offers a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible scheduling.
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and visits vary in cost based on location and 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
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- 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
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- 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
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
Approaches that inform online care
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and building a respectful therapeutic relationship. The therapist follows each person’s lead, focusing on what matters most to them and adapting the pace and goals to individual needs.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. In short, it helps people spot unhelpful thinking, try out different perspectives, and practice specific coping skills for anxiety, anger, or depression.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options, try strategies together, and adjust methods based on how well they fit the client’s goals and life. This helps make sure the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online sessions offer several practical benefits. Video calls let people have a richer face-to-face conversation while keeping travel time down. Phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging provide quick, flexible ways to check in or keep progress moving between appointments. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or other commitments.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What concerns does she commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, trauma, self-esteem, and life changes, plus related issues like sleep, eating, and career strain.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Therapy is warm and collaborative. Sessions focus on listening, setting clear goals, and practicing skills that help in daily life.
What kind of clinical experience does she have?
Michelle has 15 years of experience in outpatient settings and several years supervising counseling interns and master’s-level clinicians.
Which credentials and region apply to this therapist?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Pennsylvania.
In what languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging according to client preference.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with this therapist?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.