Michelle Gossard , LMHC

Michelle Gossard is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Iowa with 15 years of experience. She listens first and helps people name what feels off. Her focus includes stress, anxiety, relationships, anger, self-esteem, grief, parenting concerns, career decisions, and ADHD. Michelle aims to help people find practical ways to manage strong emotions and difficult thoughts.

Her approach asks the person to lead. She uses client-centered methods to understand each person's values and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to build new thinking and coping skills. Solution-focused techniques help set small goals and track progress.

Michelle brings a background that includes clinical and military settings. She is also a military spouse and a parent to four active children, which informs how she thinks about life transitions and role stress. That experience shows up in how she helps people tackle parenting strain, pre- and post-birth mood changes, and life-stage shifts like midlife concerns.

Sessions are practical and goal-orientated. Michelle helps people learn tools for anger, panic, social anxiety, and low mood. She guides people through relationship communication problems, commitment worries, and decisions about career or purpose.

People who prefer a straightforward, collaborative approach often find this style helpful. Michelle offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions are conducted in English and are scheduled through an online matching process.

Therapeutic approaches that work online

Michelle uses client-centered therapy to make sessions feel like a guided conversation. This approach focuses on your concerns and values so the work reflects what matters most to you. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and teaches skills to change reactions to stress, anxiety, panic, and low mood. Solution-focused therapy is action-oriented and helps set small, measurable goals to create quick progress on specific issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Michelle will work together with each person to decide which methods suit their needs and goals. That collaborative process includes checking what helps, adjusting techniques, and focusing on practical steps that fit daily life.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow visual connection for deeper conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, quick skill practice, or when fitting therapy into a busy schedule. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care across changing routines and responsibilities.