- Years in practice
- 11
- Credentials
- LMHC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Connecticut, Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Michelle
Michelle Pellin is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. She uses practical strategies and steady support to help clients face addiction, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep or eating problems, and career stresses.
Michelle brings 11 years of professional experience to her work in Connecticut and accepts international clients. She holds the credentials LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) and LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor).
Background and approach
Michelle favors straightforward, compassionate conversations. She combines hands-on skills with a spiritual, whole-person perspective that attends to mind, body, and spirit. Sessions focus on concrete goals and small, sustainable changes rather than abstract theory.
She listens without judgment and offers gentle guidance while respecting each person’s pace and choices. Her background includes a master’s in Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology and a master’s in Human Services and Counseling. She spent many years as a therapeutic foster parent and as a case manager advocating for people with acquired brain injury, physical challenges, and older adults.
Those roles inform her practical approach and advocacy for client needs. In sessions Michelle uses tools from acceptance and commitment, cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavior, mindfulness, and client-centered approaches. She helps clients build skills for emotional regulation, stress management, and healthier thinking patterns.
Parents seeking support can expect clear strategies useful in daily life. Michelle encourages action alongside reflection. She helps people set achievable steps, practice new habits, and notice progress.
Her tone is hopeful and direct, aimed at helping clients move toward a more peaceful, balanced 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
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Michelle uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful action even when feelings are difficult. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts without getting stuck and committing to steps that matter to you. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical strategies for changing behavior and mood. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep, and many everyday struggles.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Michelle will work with clients to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She encourages trying different techniques and adjusting the plan as progress and feedback guide the work.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video is good for a full-session conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging lets clients share thoughts between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work and family life while allowing consistent access to a licensed professional.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What concerns does Michelle help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, parenting issues, self-esteem struggles, depression, and life changes, as well as trauma, grief, addictions, and relationship and intimacy-related concerns.
What is her approach in sessions?
She uses a blend of practical, skills-focused methods and a client-centered style, offering gentle guidance while helping clients set small, achievable goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Michelle has 11 years of professional experience working in counseling, foster care, and case management roles that shaped her practical, advocacy-minded practice.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) and LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) credentials and practices from Connecticut.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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