Michelle Powell, LPC

Michelle Powell is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Georgia with 25 years of experience. She works with adults facing anxiety, depression, grief, and the stresses of parenting and family life. Her manner is straightforward and focused on helping people gain practical skills to manage day-to-day struggles.

Her approach centers on client-centered care paired with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and mindfulness techniques. She aims to build clear goals with each person and create steps that can be used between sessions. Sessions are tailored to what each person needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.

Michelle prioritizes respect and collaboration. She helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new behaviors that match their values. She also supports caregivers and those dealing with life transitions, codependency, or feelings of emptiness.

Over her career she has worked with a wide range of concerns including anger, sleep problems, ADHD, bipolar mood issues, and obsessive-compulsive patterns. She also addresses relationship strains like communication problems, infidelity, jealousy, and commitment worries.

People can expect a mix of talking, practical exercises, and mindfulness practice. Michelle focuses on building skills that people can use in real life, with the goal of increasing independence and everyday functioning.

Using CBT, ACT, and Client-Centered Work Online

Michelle commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and then test and change them through small experiments. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and worry. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values and willingness to feel difficult emotions while moving toward meaningful goals; it can help with grief, life transitions, and chronic stress. Client-centered therapy provides a respectful, listening-based space where the person sets the pace and priorities for change.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. Over time techniques are adjusted based on what feels most helpful, and clients are invited to give feedback about what works for them.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and teach in-session skills, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited, and live chat or text messaging make brief check-ins and homework support simple. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping consistent therapeutic work moving forward.