- Years in practice
- 11
- Credentials
- LMSW, LCSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan, California, New Hampshire
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Michele
Michele Koenes is a licensed social worker who helps people facing parenting stress and related life challenges. She brings 11 years of clinical experience and a steady, collaborative style to conversations about worry, grief, mood, and everyday strain. Michele listens first and follows the pace set by each person.
Sessions aim to be practical and respectful, with room to talk about hard things without rush. She draws on skills learned in mental health settings and earlier work as a teacher and litigation attorney to stay clear and resourceful in sessions.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in both inpatient and outpatient settings with adults and older adults. Michele’s clinical toolkit includes approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She adapts methods to match what a person needs rather than using a single fixed method.
Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, addictions, sleeping and eating issues, and ADHD. Parenting is listed among her focus areas, and she supports individuals who want help with parenting-related strain and decisions. Michele holds the Master of Social Work degree and practices as an LMSW and LCSW.
She is based in Michigan and offers sessions in English. Her approach is grounded, practical, and attuned to each person’s unique situation.
What Michele works with
Everything Michele lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Michele helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michele lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches That Guide Online Sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking action that matches those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, stress, and the push-pull of parenting decisions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand connection, boundaries, and how attachment habits affect partnership and parenting choices.Michele approaches choice of method as a collaboration. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try out approaches that fit the concern, and adjust methods over time when something isn’t working. Finding the right match is part of the therapeutic process rather than a one-time decision.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow a face-to-face conversation when that feels most helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for short check-ins, coaching-style support, or when it's simpler to write thoughts down. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, and the unpredictable rhythms of parenting.
Questions people ask about Michele
What concerns does Michele commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, addictions, sleeping and eating problems, ADHD, and related life changes.
What is Michele's therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and responsive, with an emphasis on listening and letting the person set the pace of therapy.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Michele has 11 years of experience in inpatient and outpatient mental health settings and prior work as a teacher and litigation attorney.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Master of Social Work and practices as an LMSW and LCSW in Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does the subscription and cost system work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with Michele?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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