- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Michelle
Michelle Farias is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 25 years of experience. She focuses on stress and anxiety, parenting concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, and LGBT issues. She aims to make the first step feel manageable and to meet people where they are in the moment.
Michelle keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She listens first, then helps identify small changes that make daily life easier. Sessions often include calm, focused conversation, skill practice, and simple tools to reduce worry and tension.
Background and approach
Parents can expect help with managing parenting stress and responding to anxious children. Her approach blends client-centered listening with structured techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. That means she pays attention to each person's experience while teaching ways to change unhelpful thoughts and build present-moment coping.
Solution-focused steps are used to set clear, achievable goals during therapy. Michelle prefers beginning with a video meeting so she can read nonverbal cues, but phone, live chat, and text-based messaging are also available. She communicates on weekdays and schedules sessions at varied times to fit different routines.
Session frequency and tools are shaped around each person’s needs. Her long experience includes work with caregivers, hospice and end-of-life concerns, guilt and shame, workplace stress, panic and social anxiety, and issues common in young adulthood. Michelle uses practical strategies and steady support to help people carry change from sessions into everyday life.
What Michelle works with
Everything Michelle lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Michelle helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-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.
How these approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. The therapist follows your lead, offers reflections, and helps you find your own solutions. This approach is helpful for people who need a steady, empathetic listener while sorting through feelings.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, teaches practical methods to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Typical online sessions include skill practice, thought tracking, and small homework tasks to reduce anxiety and panic. CBT is often used for stress, panic attacks, social anxiety, and workplace worries.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and adjust techniques together. That means sessions can shift between listening, teaching skills, and setting short-term goals depending on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is often used to get a fuller sense of nonverbal cues. Phone can fit shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for quick reflections, daily check-ins, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options are meant to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and LGBT-related issues. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, guilt and shame, hospice and end-of-life counseling, workplace strain, and panic or social anxiety.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is direct and compassionate with an emphasis on practical steps. She listens closely, then combines supportive talk with tools you can use between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has 25 years of experience as a therapist working with a range of concerns from anxiety to end-of-life issues. That experience informs a steady, pragmatic approach to care.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas. Sessions are offered to people located within that licensure context.
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 to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.
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