Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
How Michelle works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Louisiana
- Years in practice
- 31
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Michelle
Michelle St. Raymond is a licensed clinical social worker with 31 years of practice in Louisiana. She brings a long-term commitment to helping people through life transitions, trauma, and relationship challenges.
Her approach is warm and grounded, and she focuses on practical steps people can use right away. She emphasizes trauma recovery and work on family of origin patterns. Michelle uses approaches that encourage self-awareness and calmer thinking when old habits get in the way.
Background and approach
She also supports people struggling with anxiety, anger, grief, addiction, and self-esteem issues. Michelle blends mind-body awareness with talk-based care. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Attachment-based ideas guide her understanding of close relationships and how they shape responses to stress. In sessions she favors a collaborative style. Clients set goals and Michelle helps shape steps to reach them.
She frames change as a series of practical actions paired with compassionate self-acceptance. Her work is focused on adults in Louisiana and is offered in English. She is experienced supporting people through career shifts, caregiving strain, chronic illness, and the mixed feelings that come with major life changes.
Michelle aims to help people move from feeling stuck to taking manageable steps forward.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them, and then take steps aligned with their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing patterns of thinking and behavior that cause distress, which often helps with anxiety, anger, sleep, and mood concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship experiences shape current ways of relating and can help people improve intimacy, communication, and emotional safety.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She blends approaches when useful and checks in regularly to make adjustments together.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video works well for in-depth conversations and exercises, phone can fit a shorter check-in or lower bandwidth, live chat is useful for brief exchanges, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or health-related schedules while keeping focus on making steady progress.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What concerns does Michelle help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and anger. Other areas include relationships, parenting strain, addiction, eating and sleeping difficulties, career changes, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and heart-centered. She helps clients set clear goals and uses practical tools alongside emotional awareness.
What is her professional background?
She has 31 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker doing trauma recovery, family-of-origin work, and supporting people through transitions.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Louisiana and holds the LCSW credential as a licensed clinical social worker.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can someone outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people in Louisiana.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and starting set up?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.