About Michelle
Michelle Evans is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, addiction, anger, ADHD, and big life changes. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps a person can use right away. Michelle draws on her 18 years of clinical experience to tailor care to each person.
Her approach centers on listening first and making a plan together. She favors client-centered methods that let the person's goals guide the work.
Background and approach
Cognitive tools are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Dialectical skills and mindfulness techniques are added when someone needs help with intense emotions or impulsive reactions. Michelle gained a Master of Arts in Counseling and holds the LPC credential.
She has experience in substance use settings, residential programs, foster care-related services, and independent living environments. That background informs how she supports people dealing with addiction, family stress, and co-occurring concerns. Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-focused.
Michelle blends evidence-based techniques with motivational interviewing to help people find reasons to change and to build small, sustainable steps. She works at a pace each person can handle. People who connect with Michelle often want practical tools for managing emotions, improving relationships, or reducing harmful habits.
She works from Missouri and provides services in English.
Approaches that translate well to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s goals and preferences. The therapist listens, reflects, and helps people set steps that feel doable, which helps when someone needs straightforward, practical support. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It offers clear exercises and homework to try new skills between sessions, useful for anxiety, stress, and unhelpful habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to use based on the issues, goals, and what feels most helpful. Plans are adjusted as progress is made so the work stays relevant and focused on real-life results.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people use visual cues and role-play, phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can be used for brief check-ins or ongoing support between longer visits. These options offer flexibility for different schedules and needs while keeping the work consistent with in-person approaches.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Missouri, Washington
- Languages
- English