Michelle Keplar , LCSW

Michelle Keplar is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Indiana with three years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addictions. She also supports those working on self-esteem, motivation, and coping with life changes.

Her style is straightforward and nonjudgmental. Michelle emphasizes open communication and aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Sessions are shaped around each person's strengths and practical needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

In sessions she listens first, then helps clients set clear, manageable goals. Conversations are tailored to what feels useful in day-to-day life. That might mean practicing coping skills, sorting through priorities, or building small habits that lead to bigger change.

Michelle also helps with relationship stresses, grief, sleep difficulties, parenting strain, workplace pressure, and issues that often affect women. She works with concerns such as commitment and control issues, impulsivity, isolation, and financial stress.

Her approach is collaborative: she supports and empowers people as they take steps toward change. Michelle describes therapy as a practical partnership where progress can come from small, steady actions. Her work is grounded in real-world problem solving and clear communication.

Evidence-based methods and flexible online care

Michelle draws on practical, evidence-based techniques that focus on skills you can use day to day. One approach emphasizes skill-building for stress and anxiety management, teaching breathing, grounding, and thought-challenging exercises to reduce overwhelm and improve sleep. Another approach concentrates on recovery from addictive behaviors and urges, helping clients identify triggers, build coping plans, and replace unhelpful habits with healthier routines.

Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. Michelle will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, then try approaches that fit. If something isn't working, she adjusts the plan together with the client until it feels useful.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit care into a busy life. Video lets you use face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can work well if bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text work for quick check-ins or shorter updates between full sessions. These options help people connect consistently while balancing work, family, and other demands.