Michelle Skoien, LMHC

Michelle Skoien offers straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or big life changes. She writes plainly about resilience and helps people build the skills they need to feel steadier. Michelle uses a calm, encouraging approach and draws on 25 years of experience as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor to guide those who are struggling.

She focuses on practical tools people can use between sessions. That includes approaches from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness practices, and solution-focused techniques. Michelle teaches skills for coping with grief and loss, and she helps people find balance across physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual areas of life.

Parents who are worried about a child at school may find help learning ways to support classroom coping. Michelle also addresses issues like low self-esteem, guilt and shame, forgiveness, and questions about life purpose and self-love. She aims to help clients gain calm and confidence as they practice new strategies.

Sessions are described as welcoming and skills-focused. Michelle wants people to leave with concrete steps they can use that week. Her style is warm and encouraging while staying practical and action-oriented.

After many years helping others, she centers hope as a part of the work. Michelle aims to help people rebuild and move forward with more resilience and a clearer sense of direction.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your life

Michelle often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change thought patterns that increase anxiety or low mood. CBT focuses on practical exercises and homework you can try between sessions to reduce symptoms and build confidence.

She also works from a client-centered perspective that places your goals and experiences first. This approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and adapting techniques to what you say is most important in your life.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Michelle collaborates with people to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts plans as you try tools and report what helps most.

Online therapy is offered by phone, video call, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls are useful when you want face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can fit a busy day or use less data, live chat allows shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats make it easier to attend sessions around school, work, or caregiving responsibilities while still working on concrete skills.