Michele Lackey, LPC

Michele Lackey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia who draws on nearly three decades of experience to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and difficulties with self-esteem. She offers straightforward support and practical skills to manage emotions and rebuild day-to-day functioning. Michele writes and speaks plainly so parents and busy adults can quickly understand what to expect from therapy.

She focuses on helping people cope with trauma and abuse, recovery after sexual assault, anger and motivation challenges, and concerns related to veterans and armed forces issues. Michele emphasizes strengths people already have and helps them use those strengths to move forward. Sessions center on clear goals and small steps that add up over time.

Michele uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep problems going. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. For people processing trauma, she incorporates EMDR and trauma-focused strategies when appropriate.

In sessions she offers practical tools, role-play, and homework that fit into a busy life. Michele encourages clients to try skills between meetings and bring questions back to discuss. Her style is direct, encouraging, and steady.

People who choose her can expect a collaborative approach that balances symptom relief with building long-term coping. Michele helps clients set realistic goals and track progress in simple, measurable ways.

How Michele’s Approaches Work Online

Michele uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT sessions often involve practicing new ways of thinking and doing between meetings to build lasting change. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal strategies for intense feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michele will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. She treats this as a collaborative process and adjusts the plan based on what helps most over time.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a deeper connection is helpful. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or fit support into a busy day. These options make therapy more flexible and accessible for varied schedules and needs.