- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LMSW, LCSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan, Nevada, Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Michele
Michele Gouin is a licensed social worker with 25 years of experience who helps people facing parenting challenges, family conflict, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. She works with clients who are managing grief, relationship strain, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and major life changes. Michele aims to make the first step easier for anyone reaching out for support.
She uses a practical, person-focused style in sessions. Conversations are tailored to each person's needs.
Background and approach
Michele listens with respect and sensitivity and helps people set realistic goals they can try between visits. Michele draws on client-centered therapy to keep the work grounded in the client’s values and priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that get in the way, and emotionally-focused tools to address strong feelings in relationships.
Over her career she has supported people dealing with adoption and foster care concerns, blended family issues, caregiving stress, divorce and separation, and end-of-life planning. She also helps with impulse control, forgiveness work, and family-of-origin issues. Michele holds a Master of Social Work degree and is credentialed as an LMSW and as an LCSW in Nevada.
She practices from Michigan and offers sessions in English. Getting started means completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits your needs.
What Michele works with
Everything Michele lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Michele helps people with.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michele 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 care
Michele combines client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and emotionally-focused ideas depending on what a person needs. Client-centered therapy centers sessions around the person's goals and experiences and helps build a stronger sense of self-worth and direction. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. Emotionally-focused work helps people identify and work through strong emotions in relationships so they can connect more clearly with others.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Michele collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and the challenges they bring. She adjusts the plan over time if something isn’t working or if priorities change.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy family lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper dialogue. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, homework discussion, and flexible communication between sessions. These options help people stay consistent with care while balancing parenting and other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Michele
What concerns can Michele help with?
She supports people facing parenting challenges, family conflict, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, grief, relationship and intimacy struggles, bipolar and ADHD-related concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is her approach in sessions?
Sessions are person-focused and practical. Michele listens carefully, helps set clear goals, and uses conversational techniques you can try between sessions.
How much experience does she bring?
Michele has 25 years of professional work experience supporting people with a wide range of family and mental health concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LMSW and an LCSW licensed in Nevada and practices from Michigan.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model 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 schedule a session according to her availability.
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