About Michelle
Michelle Carter, LICSW, works with adults who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or burned out and want clearer direction. She focuses on what matters to each person and helps them sort out values, goals, and the obstacles that get in the way. Her style is collaborative and straightforward, aimed at helping people make small, usable changes.
Michelle approaches sessions as a guided conversation. She listens for what is getting in the way of daily life and helps people notice patterns that keep problems going.
Background and approach
Together they look at practical steps to reduce symptoms like anxiety, low mood, sleep trouble, or anger, and to strengthen coping and motivation. Her practice draws on therapies that help with awareness and action. Michelle uses techniques from acceptance and commitment work, cognitive behavior strategies, and client-centered ways of listening and reflecting.
She also brings skills from dialectical-based approaches when people need help managing strong emotions. Clients often bring concerns such as stress, depression, grief, addictions, relationship or intimacy-related issues, and ADHD. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, body image, and substance use concerns.
Michelle has 15 years of clinical experience and practices in Minnesota. She holds a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker credential. Sessions are offered in English and are conducted using video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Therapeutic approaches that translate online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice what matters to them and take small actions that align with those values. It emphasizes noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and it can help with stress, low mood, and challenges like ADHD that make following goals harder.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises and behavior changes to reduce anxiety, manage sleep problems, and address unhelpful thinking patterns that keep problems going.
Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes a respectful, accepting relationship where the therapist listens and reflects what matters to the person. This approach supports self-awareness and confidence so clients can choose changes that fit their lives.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will explore goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then suggest ways to combine methods that fit each person. That process is collaborative and adjusts as needs evolve.
Online therapy makes these approaches flexible. Video calls let people use visual cues and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when someone prefers writing over speaking. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
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