- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Iowa
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Anger management
About Michelle
Michelle Gossard is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Iowa with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed, withdrawn, or more irritable than usual. Michelle listens first, then helps people identify their strengths and practical steps they can try right away.
Her style is straightforward and supportive. She emphasizes teaching simple tools to manage thoughts, feelings, and reactions. Michelle also encourages clients to build routines and small habits that increase accountability and reduce daily stress.
Background and approach
In sessions she blends client-centered listening with goal-focused techniques. That means time to tell your story and clear steps to try between meetings. Many clients find this mix useful for mood shifts, anxiety, and relationship strain.
Michelle has experience from clinical and military settings, and she is a military spouse and parent of four active children. That background shapes her understanding of transitions, role stress, and the push-pull of family and work life. Her areas of focus include stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, anger, self-esteem, grief, parenting, career questions, and attention-related challenges.
She also addresses issues such as postpartum mood changes, communication struggles, and midlife shifts. Sessions are offered in English to people located in Iowa. Parents who want a practical, down-to-earth approach may find her perspective helpful.
She aims to make therapy usable between sessions, with steps you can try and adjust as you go.
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
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following your lead. The therapist creates space for you to tell your story and reflect on what feels most important. This helps when you need someone to understand your experience before making changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical ways to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It often involves short exercises and experiments to try between sessions, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood over time.
Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on small, doable steps toward your goals. Sessions are oriented around what works now and what you want to do differently next week or next month.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, manage quick needs between appointments, and use the format that feels most comfortable.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What concerns does she help with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, relationship strain, anger, low self-esteem, grief, parenting challenges, career questions, and ADHD-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is client-centered and practical, combining listening with goal-focused techniques to teach tools for managing thoughts and reactions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working in clinical and military settings.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Iowa and holds the IA LMHC credential.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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