- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Louisiana, Colorado
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
- Focus
- Career difficulties
About Michelle
Michelle Waguespack is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) practicing in Louisiana. She focuses on parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career questions, relationship and family issues. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental and she emphasizes a collaborative working relationship.
She has 12 years of counseling experience across university, corporate, and independent practice settings. Her graduate work emphasized marriage and family, and she later developed a specialty in career counseling that covers many phases of work-life change.
Background and approach
This background gives her practical experience helping people who are juggling jobs, parenting duties, and life transitions. In sessions she listens first and builds goals with each person. She uses client-centered methods that follow what matters most to the individual.
She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify patterns of thinking that feed anxiety or low confidence. Michelle brings solution-focused tools when people want concrete steps and quick progress on a particular problem. She helps clients break big issues into manageable actions and track small wins.
She also offers coaching-style support for decision points in work and family life. Clients can expect straightforward conversation, clear goals, and practical next steps. Michelle aims to help people improve communication, rebuild confidence, and handle change more effectively.
She welcomes questions about how therapy could fit into everyday family and parenting demands.
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
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
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 translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy puts the person at the center of the session. This approach relies on active listening, empathy, and following what matters most to the individual. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to talk through parenting stress, relationship concerns, or life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It provides hands-on tools that can reduce anxiety and build confidence by practicing different ways of thinking and reacting. This style is useful for managing stress and self-esteem challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day demands. That means adjusting pace, mixing techniques, and checking what is helping as sessions progress.
Online sessions via video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter check-in fits a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging offer brief, on-the-go support between sessions or for people who prefer written check-ins. These formats aim to make consistent progress more achievable alongside parenting and work responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, self-esteem struggles, career transitions, relationship and family matters, and parenting challenges. Additional focus areas include aging and geriatric issues, blended family concerns, and codependency.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, non-judgmental, and collaborative. She listens first, helps set clear goals, and works together to find practical steps forward.
What is her professional background?
She has 12 years of counseling experience across university, business, and independent practice settings. Her graduate studies focused on marriage and family and she later developed a specialty in career counseling.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Louisiana. The listing shows LPC for Colorado and Louisiana as provided.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options give flexibility for different schedules and needs.
How are fees and billing 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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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