Michelle Filippi-Robb , LPCC, LPC

Michelle Filippi-Robb is a licensed counselor who helps people navigate grief, depression, and major life changes. She brings 24 years in the mental health field and a calm, down-to-earth presence to sessions. Michelle aims to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where people can speak honestly and set the pace for their own healing.

Michelle uses a person-centered approach, which means she listens closely and follows the client’s lead rather than directing the conversation. She also draws on solution-focused techniques to help identify practical steps and small goals clients can try between conversations. Together these styles support both emotional processing and forward movement.

Her work includes grief that comes from many losses - people, pets, jobs, or life stages - and she helps people adjust to divorce, career shifts, and midlife turning points. Michelle also focuses on workplace stress, caregiver strain, aging and geriatric issues, and concerns related to abandonment. She lists LGBT and women’s issues among her areas of focus and offers coaching-style support when helpful.

Michelle holds both LPCC and LPC credentials and is based in Missouri. She is open about her own life experiences, including living with a disability and using a wheelchair full time, which she says deepens her empathy for varied life circumstances. Her style is relaxed and authentic, and she rarely assigns formal homework unless it fits the client’s goals.

She does not work with active addiction or severe trauma and prefers clients who want a collaborative, less structured approach. If the fit isn’t right, Michelle encourages people to keep looking until they find a better match.

How Michelle's approaches translate to online therapy

Michelle uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client’s lead, listen deeply, and offer empathy. That approach helps when someone needs space to talk through grief, depression, or big life decisions without pressure to perform.

She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to identify small, realistic steps toward change. This approach is useful for clients who want clear, short-term goals for workplace stress, caregiver challenges, or adjusting to life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then tailor sessions so the method fits the issue. That collaboration lets the client steer the pace while still moving toward concrete next steps.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video sessions let people speak face-to-face when that matters. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is preferred. Messaging and live chat give a way to process thoughts between longer sessions and can fit into a busy day.