Michelle Farias, LPC

Michelle Farias is a licensed professional counselor with 25 years of experience. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, and parenting concerns. She also helps clients facing LGBT-related issues, caregiver strain, and questions about life purpose and midlife changes.

Michelle favors straightforward conversation and practical tools. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She blends that with client-centered listening and mindfulness practices to help people calm their minds and stay grounded during hard moments.

Sessions typically focus on clear goals and small, doable steps. Solution-focused strategies are used to find concrete changes that fit daily life. When panic, social anxiety, or workplace stress come up, she helps clients build simple skills they can apply right away.

Her approach respects each person's pace and preferences. Michelle checks messages on weekdays and plans sessions by appointment. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging to match different schedules and needs.

Michelle holds a Texas LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor. Her years of practice include work with young adults, parents, people facing hospice and end-of-life questions, and those coping with guilt or shame. She works in English and does not take international clients.

How Michelle Uses Practical Therapies Online

Michelle commonly blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness approaches in online work. CBT helps people identify patterns of thinking that increase anxiety and then test new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce distress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to ease intense emotions and bring focus back to the present.

Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose strategies that match their needs, goals, and day-to-day life. That collaborative planning means techniques can be adjusted as progress is made or circumstances change.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy schedules. Video sessions let visual cues guide the work, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can be used for brief check-ins or coaching between sessions. These options support consistency and make it easier to practice skills in real situations.