- Client-centered
- CBT and DBT tools
- Focus on family issues
About Michelle
Michelle Davis is a licensed social worker in Michigan with 13 years of clinical experience. She uses a straightforward, strengths-focused style and centers sessions on each person's goals and abilities. Michelle encourages people to name what feels hard and to build on what already works in their life.
Her work often addresses stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She also helps people facing parenting and family challenges, career strain, grief, addictions, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Money and financial issues are included among the concerns she supports people with.
Michelle draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person's pace and priorities. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools when helpful, and incorporates mindfulness practices to manage mood and stress. She adapts sessions to fit what the person needs rather than using a fixed formula.
She brings practical problem-solving alongside emotional support. That can mean breaking larger problems into small steps, practicing new ways to react in tense moments, or identifying routines that improve sleep and mood. Michelle emphasizes collaboration and clear, plain-language guidance.
People who choose to work with her start with a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability. Michelle values steady progress and works with each person to develop realistic, reachable steps toward their goals.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, reflection, and following the person's priorities; online sessions using this approach are about creating space to tell your story and set the agenda together. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers concrete tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can be practiced and reviewed during remote sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills help with emotion regulation and distress tolerance and can be taught in short exercises or between-session practice.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That way the plan can change over time based on what helps most.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options when you match and schedule. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow focused check-ins or skill practice between appointments. Many people find remote sessions help them maintain regular momentum while working on concrete steps for stress, anxiety, relationship patterns, or financial and life changes.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Michelle help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family challenges, parenting concerns, career strain, addictions, grief, intimacy and self-esteem issues, ADHD, bipolar concerns, sleeping and eating problems, and related areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a strengths-based, client-centered approach and blends practical techniques from CBT and DBT with mindfulness practices to help people manage symptoms and change habits.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional clinical social work experience practicing in Michigan.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds an LMSW, which is a licensed master social worker credential, and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options during the matching or scheduling process before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.