Michelle Kohut, LCPC

Michelle Kohut is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) practicing in Nevada. She has 12 years of experience helping people who feel stuck by stress, anxiety, depression, or big life changes. She works in a direct, compassionate way and focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions.

Her practice creates an affirming space for people exploring identity and relationship questions. She supports those dealing with trauma, grief, addiction, or struggles around intimacy and self-esteem. Michelle also helps people who face career strain, caregiver stress, or challenges tied to ADHD and compassion fatigue.

Michelle draws on several established approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy, client-centered work, and emotionally-focused methods. Sessions emphasize clear goals, skill-building, and learning tools to manage thoughts and emotions. She blends mindful techniques with strategies to improve communication and reduce avoidance.

People often come for help with relationship patterns, body image and eating concerns, or complicated family dynamics. Michelle addresses abandonment issues, attachment patterns, and concerns linked to alternative sexual cultures with respect and nonjudgmental curiosity. She also assists people facing aging or blended family stressors.

Practical matters are part of the work. Sessions can include short experiments, communication practice, and step-by-step plans to cope with overwhelming feelings. Michelle aims to help people leave sessions feeling more able to handle the next step in their lives.

How Michelle’s approaches translate to online work

Michelle often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and practice new behaviors. CBT is practical and goal oriented, and it can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching skills to change thinking patterns.

She also uses client-centered therapy, which emphasizes listening and building trust so clients feel heard. This approach helps people clarify their values and find their own solutions at their own pace. Emotionally-focused ideas are used when relationship patterns or attachment needs are central, helping people notice feelings and respond to them differently.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients decide together which methods fit best for their situation and preferences.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video lets people work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions reduce bandwidth needs and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework review, or ongoing support between full sessions.