Michelle Spencer , LMHC, LPCC

Michelle Spencer is a licensed counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and low self-esteem. She also supports clients facing career questions, addiction concerns, mood struggles, and challenges related to parenting and life transitions. Michelle brings 12 years of experience to her work and practices from Minnesota and New York licensing backgrounds.

Her approach is direct and respectful. She listens first, then shapes conversation and goals to match each person's needs. Sessions aim to build skills people can use between meetings, such as emotional regulation, clearer thinking, and practical steps for change.

Michelle uses everyday language in sessions and focuses on what feels doable. She draws on methods like client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior tools, and motivational interviewing to help people move forward. Those tools help with stuck feelings, impulsivity, and motivation gaps.

She pays attention to pressures that often affect women, including workplace stress, caregiver strain, and issues around self-worth. Michelle also addresses concerns such as grief, anger, ADHD, social anxiety, and recovery from past harm.

People who choose her can expect collaborative planning and a calm, practical tone. Michelle helps set achievable steps and checks in on progress. The goal is clearer choices and better day-to-day coping.

How Michelle’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's priorities. It helps people feel heard and shapes sessions around what matters to them rather than a fixed plan. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change thinking and behavior. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and motivation struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Michelle works together with each person to try methods that fit their goals and preferences. She reviews what is helping and adjusts the plan over time so the work matches real-life needs.

Online formats let people fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier during a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, quick coaching, or ongoing support between sessions. These options provide flexibility and make it easier to keep regular contact with licensed professionals and therapists when schedules or travel make in-person visits harder.