Michelle Wincell OLeary , LICSW

Michelle Wincell OLeary is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Minnesota with 28 years of professional experience supporting individuals, teams, and communities. She combines clinical therapy and professional coaching to assist with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, self-esteem, career challenges, relationship concerns, grief, parenting, anger, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. Her practice also addresses issues such as abandonment, communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, phobias, self-love, social anxiety, and workplace difficulties.

Michelle frames her work as a transformational process that blends inner discovery, meditation, self-care practices, and practical coaching to help people create the life they want. She aims to build an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can share thoughts and feelings while she honors their cultural, ethnic, religious, spiritual, and personal values. Drawing on extensive experience in crisis response and community resilience, she supports Minnesotans navigating the impacts of recent events and helps clients explore how they wish to engage with their communities.

Clients who work with Michelle can expect a collaborative approach in which she follows the client’s lead, fosters their innate wisdom, and offers guidance, coaching, and therapeutic support. She welcomes people who are ready to begin a path of learning, growth, and transformation right where they are.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Michelle Wincell OLeary

Michelle uses client-centered therapy to place the client’s experience and goals at the forefront, creating a supportive space where personal values and choices guide the work. This approach helps with self-esteem, relationship concerns, life purpose questions, and major life changes.

She integrates mindfulness therapy to teach present-moment awareness and self-care practices such as meditation. Mindfulness can be helpful for managing stress, anxiety, compassion fatigue, and emotional regulation.

Michelle also employs motivational interviewing techniques to explore and strengthen a person’s own motivations for change, which pairs well with career coaching, habit shifts, and recovery from setbacks.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Michelle collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexible ways to connect that fit different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier for people to access licensed professionals from home, balance therapy with work and family life, and maintain continuity of care when travel or time constraints arise.