Works with
- Anger
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Coping with life changes
How Michelle works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Michelle
Michelle Rittenour is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people work through strong emotions and life changes. She focuses on practical steps people can take to manage stress, anger, anxiety, grief, and struggles with substance use. Michelle aims to make therapy straightforward and useful from the first session.
She builds a collaborative relationship where clients set goals and try small, doable changes between meetings. Sessions emphasize clear skills and real conversations rather than jargon.
Background and approach
Michelle uses a mix of approaches that fit the person she is working with, not a single one-size-fits-all plan. Michelle has provided both individual and group therapy in different clinical settings. Much of her experience involves supporting people affected by alcohol and drug dependency through group facilitation and prevention work.
That background shapes how she helps people address cravings, relapse triggers, and the day-to-day problems that come with recovery. She completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in counseling and development at Texas Woman’s University. Michelle also holds a certification in gerontology from the University of Texas at Arlington, which informs her work with aging and caregiver concerns.
Clients can expect a calm, practical approach that combines listening with clear strategies. Michelle draws on Client-Centered listening, Cognitive Behavioral techniques, mindfulness, narrative work, and existential ideas to help people find clearer direction and more manageable routines.
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.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Michelle lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches That Guide Online Sessions
Michelle often draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shape online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on active listening and helping the person feel heard so they can make their own choices; it helps when someone needs space to sort values and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety, manage anger, and change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try methods that fit their situation, and adjust techniques over time. That way the plan reflects the client's needs, preferences, and real-life constraints rather than assuming one method will always work.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video allows face-to-face conversation for deeper work, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, chat can suit quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options give flexibility for different rhythms and practical needs while allowing licensed professionals to guide progress.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What issues does Michelle commonly address?
Areas include addictions, anger, anxiety, depression, coping with life changes, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, career questions, and trauma and abuse.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a collaborative, client-centered style with practical tools. Sessions often mix problem-solving, mindfulness, and narrative work to help people try new ways of responding.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 11 years of clinical experience, including individual and group therapy and work supporting people impacted by alcohol and drug dependency.
What credentials and location are listed for the therapist?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with training from Texas Woman's University and a gerontology certificate from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer online?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on the therapist's calendar.