- ACT techniques
- CBT strategies
- Mindfulness practice
About Michelle
Michelle Gutierrez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with five years of experience helping adults facing life changes. She focuses on stress, anxiety, self-esteem, relationship shifts, and questions about life purpose. Michelle also works with people managing ADHD, compassion fatigue, and caregiving strain.
Her sessions use practical strategies from cognitive behavioral ideas and acceptance-based work. She often blends mindfulness practices and client-centered conversation to identify what matters to each person. Expect straightforward tools you can try between sessions to manage panic, social anxiety, and everyday overwhelm.
Michelle pays attention to how people get stuck in unhelpful patterns. She supports rebuilding boundaries and addressing codependency and communication problems. Work can include examining guilt, shame, forgiveness, and finding ways to increase self-love and reduce isolation.
She brings a coaching mindset to conversations about career and life direction. That means setting small, doable goals and tracking progress. Sessions look at choices, values, and simple habits that add up over time.
Michelle conducts sessions in English and practices in Texas. The first steps are a short matching questionnaire and scheduling an initial appointment. Cost varies with location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking committed steps toward those values. It helps when someone feels stuck, unsure of direction, or overwhelmed by worry. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going and provides concrete strategies to change them. It is often used for anxiety, panic, and low mood. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, respect, and collaboration so the person can find their own solutions with the therapist's support.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and try methods that fit your situation. Decisions about techniques and pacing are made collaboratively and adjusted as you go.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to continue regular meetings during workday transitions or when coordinating care. Many people find that working with a licensed professional remotely lets them practice new skills in their everyday settings and then bring questions back to the next session.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship changes, ADHD, and life purpose questions along with caregiver strain and compassion fatigue.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, CBT ideas, and client-centered conversation to clarify values and set small actionable steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of clinical experience working with adults around transitions and longstanding concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Do sessions happen in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.