Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
How Michelle works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California, Alaska
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Michelle
Michelle Ely is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings a practical, direct style to therapy. She focuses on helping people reduce stress and anxiety, manage anger, and work through relationship and parenting concerns. Michelle uses straightforward talk and empathy to help people take the next step.
She draws on a broad social work background and six years as an LCSW in California and Alaska. That experience includes supporting people after trauma, guiding grief work, and addressing intimacy and self-esteem struggles.
Background and approach
Michelle also supports people facing career changes, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. Her approach is warm and interactive while staying direct when needed. She tailors techniques to the person in front of her rather than following a single method.
Sessions are practical and goal-oriented, with attention to each person’s strengths and pace. Michelle believes clients are the experts in their own stories. She helps people notice the strengths they already have and put small, workable changes into daily life.
Many clients find this steady, respectful approach helpful when coping with worry, anger, or relationship strain. Beginning therapy can feel hard. Michelle aims to make the first steps clearer and more manageable.
She encourages people who are ready to explore change to reach out and start the matching process.
What Michelle works with
Everything Michelle lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Michelle's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Evidence-informed approaches and online care
Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to each person’s needs. One commonly used approach focuses on skills training to reduce anger and stress through practical coping tools and behavior changes; this helps people manage reactions and calm down more quickly. Another approach emphasizes trauma-informed care, which gently addresses past hurt and teaches grounding strategies to reduce overwhelm and flashbacks.Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will talk about options, try techniques, and adjust plans based on what helps the client meet their goals and preferences. This collaborative process lets people test methods and keep what works for them.
Online therapy makes these approaches accessible across formats. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers no video. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or people who find writing easier. These options offer flexibility for fitting therapy into a busy life while keeping focus on practical change.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What concerns does she address?
Michelle works with people on stress, anxiety, anger, relationships, parenting, grief, trauma and related life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm, interactive and direct. Sessions are practical and adapt to each person’s needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and many earlier years in social work practice.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LCSW credentials in California and Alaska and is based in Alaska for regional practice.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.