Michelle Kisler , LPC

Michelle Kisler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with more than 17 years of clinical experience supporting people through life's transitions and challenges. She practices with compassion, authenticity, and respect for each person's story, creating a supportive environment where clients can present themselves honestly and be met without judgment.

Her approach is holistic, attending to mind, body, and spirit while tailoring care to each individual's cultural background, lived experience, and needs. Michelle maintains a strong sensitivity to multi- and cross-cultural factors and emphasizes personalized, neurodivergent-affirming support for those who benefit from it.

Across a varied practice, she focuses on anxiety management, trauma recovery, mood disorders including bipolar concerns, grief and depression, and executive functioning supports such as ADHD coaching. She also works with relationship and family issues, parenting, self-esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and young adult and women's issues. Additional areas of attention include autism and Asperger syndrome, caregiver stress, forgiveness work, guilt and shame, hearing impairment, intellectual disability, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, and other mood-related challenges.

Michelle emphasizes collaboration and paced progress, partnering with clients to explore goals, strengthen coping skills, and foster meaningful growth through a respectful therapeutic relationship.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Michelle Kisler integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness practices into her online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on building a trusting, empathic relationship where the client leads the pace and direction of change; this approach is helpful for people seeking validation, self-exploration, and a corrective relational experience. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and skill-building, which can be effective for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance of experience, offering tools for stress management, emotional regulation, and grounding after trauma.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist will work collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions may blend strategies and adjust over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy with Michelle is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats can make ongoing care more accessible for people balancing work, caregiving, or mobility limitations while preserving the relational focus central to effective treatment.