Michelle Powell, LPC

Michelle Powell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with 25 years of experience. She supports people facing depression, anxiety, grief, relationship strains, parenting stress, and challenges with self-esteem and sleep. Michelle aims to help clients build more satisfying, manageable lives through practical work and steady support.

Her approach is warm and client-centered. She listens first to understand each person’s priorities and struggles. Then she uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and acceptance-focused methods to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try small changes.

Sessions focus on skills people can use between appointments. That includes practical techniques for managing strong emotions, reshaping negative thoughts, and improving communication. Michelle individualizes plans so the steps fit each person’s daily life and goals.

She also brings experience helping people deal with caregiver stress, attachment questions, codependency, jealousy, and the life transitions that come with midlife or aging. Over many years she has supported people who face obsessive behaviors, bipolar challenges, and compassion fatigue, tailoring strategies to each situation.

Michelle aims to promote personal autonomy and mutual respect in the work she does. She invites people to set the pace and to try approaches that feel useful. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on therapist availability.

Background and approach: Michelle combines client-centered care with evidence-informed techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness practices. She emphasizes practical steps, collaborative planning, and skills people can practice outside sessions to cope with stress, relationship troubles, ADHD-related struggles, and life changes.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck. It focuses on values and small steps toward a more meaningful life, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together and teaches practical ways to test and change patterns that cause distress. That approach is useful for mood, anxiety, sleep, and obsessive patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. She adapts techniques over time based on what is helping and what a person prefers.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports using in-the-moment exercises and mindfulness practice between meetings. Many licensed professionals use the same therapeutic methods online as in person, and the focus remains on practical skills and steady progress rather than quick fixes.