About Michelle
Michelle Farias is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, trauma, and LGBTQ concerns. She brings a calm, practical style to sessions and meets people where they are. Her approach aims to make small changes that add up over time.
With 25 years of experience as a licensed counselor in Texas, she draws on straightforward methods that many people find useful. She listens first to understand what matters most to each person.
Background and approach
Then she and the client set clear goals and simple steps to work toward them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a tool she often uses to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Mindfulness techniques help people slow down and notice how their mind and body respond to stress.
Solution-focused strategies keep sessions practical and goal-oriented. Sessions move at the client’s pace. Michelle values direct feedback and will adjust the plan if something isn’t working.
She encourages homework that fits into everyday life so progress continues outside sessions. People commonly come to her for panic attacks, social anxiety, workplace stress, caregiver strain, grief around end-of-life care, and questions about life purpose or midlife changes. She also supports parents navigating anxious children and young adults facing transition.
Michelle works online with video, phone, chat, and text options. She explains how to begin and what to expect so people can make a clear choice about starting therapy.
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Michelle often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and works well for panic, social anxiety, workplace stress, and many everyday problems. It usually involves trying small experiments between sessions to test new ways of thinking and acting.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening with respect and following the person's lead. This approach helps people feel understood and builds a safe space to talk about grief, identity, or life transitions. Mindfulness Therapy shows simple exercises to slow the mind and reduce reactivity to stressors.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a shared process. The therapist and client will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Plans are adjusted over time based on what works, so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions are an option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can fit short check-ins or moments when typing feels easier. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into work breaks, caregiver schedules, or times when travel is difficult.
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- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English