- Years in practice
- 19
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Michelle
Michelle Schmidt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 19 years of practice in Wisconsin. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or worn down by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or relationship and parenting concerns. She takes a direct, practical approach that aims to help clients use their own strengths to make change.
She has worked in outpatient settings and in clients' homes, so she is familiar with challenges that appear both in therapy and in day-to-day life.
Background and approach
Michelle often concentrates on immediate problems like managing mood, coping with loss, addressing intimacy or relationship strain, and handling caregiver stress. She also supports people dealing with trauma, addiction concerns, ADHD, postpartum depression, and issues tied to aging or end-of-life needs. Her background centers on Strengths Based and Solution Focused approaches.
That means sessions begin by identifying what is already working, then building simple steps to reach clearer goals. Conversations tend to be practical and action-oriented, while still leaving room to process emotions and make meaning of difficult experiences. Michelle aims to help people set realistic goals and try small changes that add up.
She will work with each person to create manageable plans for coping, parenting, and improving relationships. The emphasis is on straightforward strategies that fit daily life and the client’s values. Therapy can include short-term problem solving or longer-term work depending on what someone needs.
Michelle offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to connect.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Young adult issues
Approaches that guide online sessions
Michelle uses strengths based work, which begins by highlighting a person’s existing abilities and resources. Sessions identify practical strengths and then use them to tackle current problems, such as parenting demands, caregiver stress, or managing mood.She also uses solution focused ideas that break goals into small, doable steps. This approach emphasizes short-term strategies you can try between meetings to see what helps and then adjust as needed.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Michelle will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities, and then agree on steps to try together. She checks in and changes course when something isn’t working, so the plan stays relevant to evolving needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or mobility limits. Video calls allow fuller conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions work well when video would be difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between longer appointments or fit brief coaching into a hectic day. These options help people keep therapy consistent while balancing work, parenting, or caregiving demands.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What concerns does Michelle address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is strengths based and solution focused, emphasizing practical steps and building on what already works for each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 19 years of professional work experience in outpatient settings and in clients' homes.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Wisconsin and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and billing handled?
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?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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