- Client-centered approach
- Practical skill building
- Respectful collaboration
About Michelle
Michelle Powell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with more than 25 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, parenting strain, sleep troubles, ADHD, and codependency among other challenges. Her approach is practical and straightforward. She aims to help people build skills and make daily life feel more manageable.
Her style centers on the client. She listens first, then helps set goals that fit each person's life. Counseling blends client-centered methods with cognitive behavior strategies and elements of acceptance and mindfulness. Sessions focus on real problems and small steps clients can use between meetings.
Michelle individualizes plans rather than using a one-size-fits-all model. That might mean targeting thought patterns that feed anxiety, practicing communication tools for family tensions, or building routines to improve sleep and mood. She emphasizes mutual respect and work that promotes greater independence in daily choices.
Over her career she has helped people navigate major life changes, caregiver stress, attachment concerns, and issues tied to aging or veteran experiences. She also addresses obsessional thinking, compulsions, and challenges around self-esteem and commitment. Her background includes long-term clinical practice with a wide range of adult concerns.
Michelle encourages people to start with a simple conversation about goals and priorities. If you want a straightforward, steady counselor who focuses on practical skills and respect, she may be a fit.
Practical approaches for online counseling
Michelle uses cognitive behavioral work to help people spot and shift unhelpful thought patterns and habits. CBT focuses on concrete skills that reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change behaviors that get in the way of daily life.She also uses client-centered therapy, which emphasizes listening, respect, and the client's own goals. That approach supports people who want a steady, nonjudgmental space to sort priorities and make decisions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy adds mindfulness and values-based action to help when avoidance or worry are getting in the way.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. Together they review what is helping and adjust the plan as needed so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or making it simpler to meet when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote sessions so clients keep making progress between meetings.
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Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Michelle help address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and parenting issues, sleep problems, ADHD, codependency, and related concerns such as caregiver stress and obsessive-compulsive tendencies.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are client-centered and collaborative. She combines that approach with cognitive behavior techniques and acceptance-oriented tools to help people change unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience working with adults on a range of emotional and life concerns in clinical settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
Michelle holds an LPC credential and practices in Georgia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.
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