Michelle Voegtle, LPC

Michelle Voegtle is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 25 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck because of grief, stress, addiction, relationship strain, or major life changes. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at practical steps that lead to clearer days ahead.

She typically starts by listening to what matters most and finding small changes that make a difference. Sessions emphasize what is happening now and where the client wants to go next. Michelle blends gentle curiosity with straightforward coaching to move conversations toward action.

Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness to help people tolerate difficult feelings while committing to meaningful steps. Motivational interviewing and client-centered techniques shape a collaborative, respectful process.

Michelle has worked for many years in recovery, bereavement, and life transitions. That background informs how she supports people facing endings, caregiving stress, aging concerns, or substance issues. She aims to help clients build a life that reflects their values and strengths.

Clients who want a pragmatic, hopeful therapist often find this approach helpful. Michelle helps set practical goals, try new behaviors, and reduce isolation. She encourages steady progress and believes people are capable of change.

How Michelle uses approaches online to support change

Michelle often combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online work. CBT helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve coping. ACT focuses on noticing feelings without getting stuck, and then taking value-driven actions even when emotions are hard.

She also draws on client-centered listening and motivational interviewing to keep sessions collaborative. That means the therapist and client decide together which tools to try, and adjustments are made as goals and needs evolve. Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the process and happens through conversation and short experiments.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation for skills work and coaching. Phone calls can fit a break at work or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging make it easy to check in between sessions or do brief goal-focused work. These options are meant to make scheduling easier and to support steady progress without long travel.