Michelle Adler , LPC

Michelle Adler is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 18 years of experience based in Pennsylvania. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, work through relationship and intimacy concerns, and address trauma and abuse. Michelle also supports those navigating LGBT issues, ADHD, eating and sleeping difficulties, and career or self-esteem challenges.

Her approach centers on treating each person as the expert on their life. Sessions emphasize practical steps and clearer thinking. Michelle helps clients notice strengths they already have and build on them to face hard situations.

She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and practice new skills. Therapy sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Michelle aims to help people develop coping tools they can use outside of sessions.

Clients can expect a calm, direct style that balances empathy with action. The work may include talking through painful memories, practicing strategies for managing mood and anxiety, and setting realistic goals for relationships or work.

Michelle tailors her work to the concerns people bring, including specific issues such as attachment and abandonment, compassion fatigue, gender dysphoria, and first responder stress. She also addresses family of origin problems, codependency, and co-occurring mood conditions. Her focus is on clear steps toward feeling more able to manage daily life and transitions.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and practical change. One common approach helps people learn how thoughts and behaviors influence mood and anxiety, teaching tools to shift unhelpful patterns and practice new responses. Another approach emphasizes processing difficult experiences and building safer ways of relating, which can reduce the hold of past trauma on daily life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan over time. Clients and the therapist decide together which strategies feel most useful and realistic for everyday life.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls allow a fuller face-to-face conversation when depth is needed. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or a less visual check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging make shorter check-ins and ongoing support possible between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, parenting, and travel routines while keeping focus on progress and practical tools.