About Michelle
Michelle Rutherford is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Louisiana. She aims to create a warm, straightforward space where people can talk about the things that feel overwhelming. Her manner is relaxed and compassionate, and she focuses on building a trusting working relationship from the first session.
Michelle uses a mix of evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to each person's needs. That means she pulls from proven approaches and fits them to the client rather than using a single boxed method.
Background and approach
Sessions are direct and practical, with room for empathy and honest conversation. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. Michelle also supports those navigating ADHD, grief, trauma and abuse, and struggles with addiction.
Other areas she addresses include relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep and eating issues, anger, career stress, bipolar challenges, and compassion fatigue. With four years of clinical experience, Michelle focuses on clear goals and steps people can try between sessions. She encourages small, manageable changes and checks in on progress along the way.
Her style is to offer straightforward feedback while listening closely to each person’s priorities. People who choose her work with someone who aims to be direct but kind. Michelle adjusts her approach as needs shift, helping people find practical strategies for everyday life and longer-term healing.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Michelle draws from a range of evidence-based techniques and tailors them to each person. One commonly used approach focuses on building practical skills to manage anxiety and stress. This involves learning simple coping tools, practicing them in daily life, and reviewing what helps and what does not. Another approach centers on improving attention and organization for people with ADHD by breaking tasks into smaller steps, creating routines, and testing small habit changes to see what fits.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and how a person responds to different techniques. Together they decide what to try first and adjust plans as progress is tracked and needs change.
Online therapy offers flexibility that suits many routines. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues are helpful. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share updates, ask quick questions, or reflect between sessions. These options help people fit care into work, school, or busy home lives while keeping a steady path toward their goals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English
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