Michelle St. Raymond, LCSW

Michelle St. Raymond is a licensed clinical social worker with 31 years of practice in Louisiana. She brings a heart-centered, down-to-earth approach when people are facing big life changes. Michelle focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and the everyday strain of parenting and caregiving.

She works in a straightforward, practical way. Sessions often include learning new skills, noticing body-based signals, and finding small actions that make daily life easier. Michelle uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people shift unhelpful thinking and build routines that stick.

Her background includes long experience with trauma recovery, family-of-origin patterns, and relationship growth. She also draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centered listening to understand what people need in the moment. That mix lets her tailor sessions to someone’s history and current concerns.

Michelle also supports people around grief, addiction, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping struggles, anger, career transitions, and compassion fatigue. She mentions work with ADHD, abandonment issues, blended family challenges, chronic health problems, and body image concerns as additional focus areas.

People who choose Michelle can expect a collaborative process. She describes the therapist role as a guide while the client leads. Her goal is to help clients move from feeling stuck into clear, doable next steps that fit their life and values.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Michelle uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is practical and problem-focused, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and stress-related patterns.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships affect current closeness and trust. That approach helps when intimacy, communication, or abandonment concerns are causing pain.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will talk with each person about goals, history, and preferences, and then suggest which methods to use. This is a collaborative decision and can change as needs shift.

Session formats for this therapist are not listed here, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow more flexible scheduling. It can also make it simpler to do short check-ins or to meet during a work break when that fits someone’s routine. Licensed professionals and therapists often use these practical benefits to keep therapy consistent while focusing on the same goals they would cover in person.