- Years in practice
- 16
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Rebecca
Dr. Rebecca Michel holds a doctorate in Counseling and practices as an Illinois LCPC with 16 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress or anxiety and those working through parenting concerns or career challenges.
Her approach centers on clear goals and practical steps people can try between sessions. Her work often begins by identifying strengths and small changes that fit a client’s daily life.
Background and approach
She draws on coaching ideas to boost motivation and confidence. Conversations are meant to be direct and supportive, not full of jargon, so clients can use what they learn right away. Rebecca pays attention to how caregiving strain, workplace pressure, and self-doubt affect everyday choices.
She helps people sort through communication problems, feelings of guilt or shame, and decisions around pregnancy, childbirth, and midlife transitions. Sessions also address mood shifts and questions about life purpose and self-love. Her background includes strengths-based coaching and work that emphasizes building resilience through practical habits.
Clients who want help setting personal or professional goals will find a focus on doable strategies and realistic planning. The tone is collaborative: Rebecca listens, offers tools, and checks what fits each person’s situation. Many people come for short-term coaching-style work, while others choose longer therapeutic support.
Either way, the emphasis is on usable steps, clearer thinking, and steady progress toward the goals a person brings to the room.
What Rebecca works with
Everything Rebecca lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Rebecca helps people with.
How her approaches translate to online care
Dr. Rebecca Michel blends counseling and coaching elements so online sessions focus on practical steps and strength building. One key approach is strengths-based coaching, which helps clients identify personal assets and use them to solve current problems and reach goals. This is useful for parenting challenges, workplace strain, and boosting confidence.Another common method is goal-focused counseling that breaks larger concerns into smaller, doable actions. This approach helps with anxiety management, decision making around career or life transitions, and improving communication by practicing new habits between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean trying a coaching-style plan for a few weeks or shifting to longer counseling when deeper emotional issues arise.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for fuller conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, short coaching prompts, or continuing progress between longer sessions. These options make it easier to schedule consistent support around busy lives.
Questions people ask about Rebecca
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting issues, self esteem, career concerns, and coaching goals. Other areas include caregiver stress, communication difficulties, and mood challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style blends counseling and coaching with a strengths-based focus. Sessions emphasize clear goals, practical steps, and building on what already works for the client.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 16 years of professional experience in counseling and related coaching work. That experience informs a practical, outcome-minded approach.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds a doctorate in Counseling and is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, abbreviated as LCPC. Her practice is listed in Illinois.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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