Michelle Kisler, LPC

Michelle Kisler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 17 years of experience helping people through hard moments. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, and life changes. Michelle aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable so people can feel understood and begin to heal.

She uses methods that center the client’s needs and strengths. Sessions often include tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Mindfulness practices and client-centered listening are mixed in to help people feel more present and supported.

Michelle pays attention to each person’s background and daily reality. She offers help for issues such as ADHD, caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, and mood disorders. She also works with people facing post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury consequences, and challenges linked to autism and intellectual disability.

Her style is collaborative and paced to the individual. People who prefer clear steps and real-life strategies find her approach useful, as do those who want a listening space to process feelings and decisions. Michelle also incorporates motivational and solution-focused techniques when goal-setting and short-term progress are needed.

Sessions are offered in English and take place from Pennsylvania. Michelle supports adults seeking coping tools, emotional relief, and practical plans to move forward. She encourages anyone ready to begin to take the first step toward change.

How therapy approaches work online

Michelle often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice thought patterns, test new behaviors, and reduce anxiety or low mood. CBT focuses on practical, step-by-step changes that can be practiced between sessions.

She also uses client-centered therapy which means listening carefully and letting the person's concerns guide the work. This approach helps people feel heard and clarifies what matters most to them. Mindfulness therapy is added when people want skills to stay present, calm strong feelings, and reduce reactivity.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. That collaborative process may shift over time as new goals emerge or progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls work well for in-depth conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or people prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins, brief coaching, or support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to schedule regular work and keep momentum toward goals.