- Years in practice
- 13
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Michelle
Michelle Taverner is a licensed social worker who helps people feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure of their next step. She combines practical tools with calm, straightforward conversation to help clients move forward. Michelle presents herself as a steady guide who listens and helps identify small changes that make daily life easier.
She draws on 13 years of experience in clinical and group settings across Michigan. Her work often centers on stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression.
Background and approach
She also supports people facing parenting strain, relationship stress, career transitions, compassion fatigue, and life changes such as midlife shifts or questions about life purpose. Michelle commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on how thoughts shape feelings and behavior. She also applies Solution-Focused Therapy to set short-term goals and build on a person’s strengths.
In sessions she favors clear, doable strategies rather than lengthy theory discussions. Her additional interests include working with people affected by autism and Asperger syndrome, intellectual disability, social anxiety, seasonal affective disorder, and issues faced by young adults and women. She aims to help clients find practical steps and regain a sense of direction.
Sessions can take place through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Michelle works in English and practices in Michigan, helping people who want steady, goal-oriented care to tackle everyday challenges.
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
- Self esteem
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Forgiveness
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- 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 work online
Michelle uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients spot and change unhelpful thoughts that affect mood and actions; this approach is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Solution-Focused Therapy is used to set small, concrete goals and build on existing strengths so progress can happen quickly and feel manageable.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. She will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and then recommend approaches to try. Sessions can blend methods and adjust over time based on what is most helpful for the client.
Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options aim to increase flexibility and make it simpler to keep progress going.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and relationship and parenting strain, along with career questions and coping with life changes.
What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?
Sessions focus on practical techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy, with attention to setting achievable goals and changing unhelpful thinking patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working in clinical and group settings in Michigan.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an MI LMSW and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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