About Michelle
Michelle Voegtle is a licensed professional counselor with 25 years of experience. She helps people who feel stuck after loss, addiction, career shifts, or major life changes. Her style is direct, kind, and practical.
She focuses on what can move a person forward now. Michelle uses everyday language in sessions and prioritizes small, doable steps. She listens to what matters to each person and then works together on solutions that fit their life.
Background and approach
Sessions often blend talk, practical tools, and gentle exploration of values and goals. Her background includes long work in recovery, bereavement, and transitions. That experience informs how she supports people through grief, caregiving strain, and the challenges that come with aging.
She also addresses issues like anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and relationship or family problems. Therapeutic approaches Michelle draws on include acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, client-centered care, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing. These methods are used to help people manage difficult emotions, change unhelpful patterns, and clarify life purpose.
Sessions are offered from her South Carolina base and are designed to fit busy lives. Her approach blends coaching and counseling to focus on the present and the next step. People who work with her often aim to build a new, more fulfilling life rather than staying stuck in old patterns.
Practical approaches for online therapy and change
Michelle often uses acceptance and commitment ideas, which help people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting them stop important action. ACT supports work on meaningful values and moves toward what matters most. She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on recognizing unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and change habits.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to choose or combine methods that match their goals and preferences. That collaboration helps shape a plan that feels doable and relevant to everyday life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other commitments while focusing on practical progress.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut, South Carolina
- Languages
- English