Michelle Kohut , LCPC

Michelle Kohut is a licensed therapist practicing in Nevada who focuses on helping people navigate identity, relationships, and emotional challenges with compassion and clarity. She works from an affirming, collaborative stance that honors each person’s individual path, offering steady support for those experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, and challenges related to LGBTQ+ identity. As an LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor), she combines professional training with a warm, nonjudgmental approach to create space for genuine self-exploration and healing.

Her work emphasizes building self-compassion, improving communication, and addressing issues such as social anxiety, shame, and life transitions. Michelle pays particular attention to workplace stress, relationship dynamics, and questions of personal identity, helping clients identify values, develop practical skills, and strengthen their capacity for connection. Drawing on evidence-based methods, she guides people toward greater resilience and more meaningful relationships while respecting the uniqueness of each client’s story.

Whether dealing with grief, addictive patterns, parenting strains, or shifts in sexual and cultural identity, Michelle centers empathy and collaboration in the therapeutic process. She aims to walk alongside clients with respect and thoughtful guidance as they work toward clearer self-understanding and more fulfilling interpersonal lives.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Michelle Kohut

Michelle Kohut integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and emotionally-focused therapy to address a range of emotional and relational concerns. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, helping clients explore identity, build self-compassion, and find their own solutions to life transitions and self-esteem struggles. Cognitive behavioral therapy offers practical tools to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and patterns, which can be especially useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related difficulties. Emotionally-focused therapy focuses on emotions and attachment needs, aiming to improve intimacy and repair relationship patterns by increasing emotional awareness and responsiveness.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Michelle works together with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, adapting methods over time to find what feels most effective and respectful for the individual or couple.

Online therapy with a licensed professional offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options allow clients to receive consistent support around work schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or geographic limits while maintaining continuity of care and personalized therapeutic work.