- Men's wellbeing focus
- Practical coping skills
- Trauma informed care
About Michele
Michele McShea is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 19 years of experience helping people navigate difficult life moments. She brings steady support and clear guidance when stress, anxiety, grief, or relationship problems feel overwhelming. Michele focuses on practical steps that help people regain confidence and move forward.
She believes healing happens gradually as people build inner strength and better ways to respond to life. Michele combines insight-focused conversation with concrete coping strategies. That mix aims to reduce symptoms while also creating longer-term personal growth.
Her background includes work with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and addictions. She also helps people dealing with intimacy-related issues, family of origin concerns, and the emotional impacts of infidelity, separation, or loss. Michele supports people facing identity- and relationship-related stress, including LGBT-related concerns and challenges tied to HIV/AIDS.
Michele draws on several clinical approaches to tailor work to each person. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and change behaviors. Psychodynamic and existential perspectives help uncover patterns from the past and explore meaning. Solution-focused and hypnotherapy techniques assist with goal-setting and building new responses.
She practices in Illinois and offers work in English. Michele aims to create a collaborative space where people can set clear goals and practice new skills between sessions. If the thought of starting therapy feels hard, she helps make the first steps manageable.
How Michele’s approaches work in online therapy
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test them out with concrete behavior changes. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress because it focuses on small actions that shift mood and functioning.Psychodynamic therapy looks at patterns that came from earlier relationships and life events. It helps people understand why they repeat certain behaviors and offers a way to change long-standing reactions that cause pain.
Hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation and focused attention to help people access different mental states for behavior change and symptom relief. It can be useful for habits, stress management, and building new ways of responding.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Michele works with each person to match techniques to their goals and preferences, and she adjusts methods as progress is made. The plan can combine different approaches so it fits what a person needs in the moment.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists can also adapt session activities so they work well through remote appointments, helping people practice skills between meetings and track progress over time.
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Experience
19+ years
Credentials
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Michele address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and grief. Michele also helps with relationship and intimacy issues, family of origin problems, and LGBT-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style mixes insight with action. Michele combines conversation about patterns with practical coping skills to help people feel better day to day.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 19 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and groups. That background informs a flexible approach to different concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
Michele holds an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Current session formats are not specified here; please confirm the session options before booking to ensure they meet your needs.
How are costs handled for therapy?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.