- Practical goal setting
- Military life understanding
- Relationship focus
About Michelle
Michelle Chabot is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado who focuses on listening and practical support. She creates a calm space where people can share hard parts of their lives and figure out next steps. Michelle aims to help clients find hope by clarifying goals and building doable plans to reach them.
She draws on a background that includes a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s in Professional Counseling. Michelle spent 12 years serving in the Air Force, including combat deployment, and brings that life experience into her work with people navigating military-related stress, career shifts, relocations, and trauma. Her experience also includes working with individuals, couples, families, children, and adolescents on issues like depression, anxiety, communication, and self-esteem.
Michelle uses a mix of approaches to fit each person’s needs. She works with Cognitive-Behavioral methods to spot unhelpful thinking, Solution-Focused techniques to set small achievable steps, and Narrative ideas to reframe personal stories. She also uses Person-Centered methods, Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness tools when they suit a person’s goals.
Areas she commonly addresses include relationship and parenting concerns, coping with life changes, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, career questions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people facing adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, fertility or fertility loss, hoarding, infidelity, and money and financial issues.
Michelle aims to form a genuine working relationship so people feel heard and supported. She focuses on what each person wants to achieve and helps them build practical steps toward those goals.
Practical approaches for online support
Michelle uses approaches that focus on real-life change and clear steps. Cognitive-Behavioral techniques help identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns, which can reduce anxiety or low mood by changing how a person reacts to situations. Solution-Focused methods concentrate on small, achievable goals and immediate actions to move someone forward when they feel stuck.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they adjust techniques and set manageable steps so the work fits the client’s life and aims.
If you are considering online work, confirm the session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins between in-person visits, or let someone choose a quieter setting without traveling. Licensed professionals can help match methods and scheduling so therapy fits into everyday responsibilities while focusing on progress.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Michelle help with?
She works with relationship and parenting concerns, mood issues like depression and anxiety, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, anger, career questions, ADHD, and money and financial issues, among others.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach mixes practical techniques and listening. She uses methods aimed at changing unhelpful thinking, setting small goals, and reworking personal stories to create new perspectives.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a Master’s in Professional Counseling and served 12 years in the Air Force, including combat experience, before focusing on counseling.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She is located in Colorado and is a Licensed Professional Counselor, listed as LPC in Colorado.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.