Michele Bowen , LMSW, LCSW

Michele Bowen is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Michigan. She holds the credentials LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) and LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) and brings 20 years of experience to her work. Michele focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and self-esteem concerns and aims to create a nonjudgmental space for people to talk about hard things.

She draws on approaches that help people feel understood and learn new ways to cope. Michele uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape emotions and behavior. She also uses cognitive behavioral strategies to challenge unhelpful thoughts and dialectical behavior skills to build emotion regulation and distress tolerance.

Michele has a long background in behavioral health, including work with trauma, co-occurring substance use, and complex presentations. That history informs practical strategies she offers for managing panic, mood symptoms, dissociation, and grief. Her work often addresses abandonment, codependency, isolation, and caregiver stress.

She prefers a whole-person view that includes attention to body-based practices when appropriate. Michele integrates mindfulness, gentle somatic exercises, and meditation alongside talk therapy for people who want those options. Her style is collaborative - she helps people set goals and choose techniques that fit their life.

Michele understands taking the first step can be hard. She aims to support clients as they build resilience, strengthen self-esteem, and find more balance in daily life.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships shape feelings and behavior and helps people understand and change patterns that stem from connection and loss. It can be useful for grief, abandonment concerns, and difficulty trusting others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it’s often used for anxiety, panic, and mood concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness; those skills can help with intense emotions and self-destructive patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Michele will talk with each person about their goals and symptoms and will suggest techniques that match their needs and comfort level. This is a collaborative process and can change as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to connect. Video gives a face-to-face feel for deeper conversations, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat can be useful for brief check-ins or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep continuity when life is unpredictable.