- Client-focused care
- Practical tools
- Emotional insight
About Michele
Michele Gouin is a licensed social worker with 25 years of experience helping people facing family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and stress. She offers straightforward support for relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, career questions, and life transitions. Michele encourages people who are nervous about starting therapy and acknowledges that the first step takes courage.
Her approach is to listen first and then shape a plan with each person. Michele uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep the conversation focused on the client’s goals and experience. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns of thinking and habit that keep problems stuck, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at how emotion affects relationships.
Michele describes sessions as respectful and sensitive. She adapts pace and topics to match what each person needs in the moment. Practical skills, clearer thinking, and attention to feelings are common parts of her work.
She has worked across multiple settings during a long career and brings that practical background to sessions. Michele is licensed in Michigan as an LMSW and in Nevada as an LCSW. Her language of work is English and she does not take international clients.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability. Session costs vary with location and follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How Michele’s Approaches Shape Online Work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in the room and asks the therapist to follow the client’s pace and priorities. This approach is helpful for people who want a listening space to reflect, sort feelings, and set goals together.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It is useful for addressing anxiety, depression, unhelpful habits, and stress by teaching practical ways to change thinking and daily routines.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy pays attention to emotional patterns that show up in relationships and close connections. It can help people who want to better understand how feelings drive interactions with others.
Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. Michele will work with each person to choose which approaches match their goals, needs, and preferences. That decision can change over time as therapy progresses and new priorities emerge.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make fitting therapy into a busy life easier by reducing travel, allowing shorter check-ins when helpful, and offering flexible scheduling during the day and evening. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, thought records, and emotion-focused conversations to work well across different remote formats.
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Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Michigan, Nevada, Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does Michele address in sessions?
She supports people dealing with family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, stress, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, career concerns, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and related topics.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is respectful and sensitive, with a focus on listening first and shaping a plan together. Sessions often mix practical skill-building with attention to feelings and thought patterns.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She brings 25 years of professional work experience across different settings, using that background to guide clear, practical conversations in therapy.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LMSW and LCSW credentials and is licensed in Michigan and Nevada; her practice is associated with Michigan for location purposes.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Michele?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.