Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Michelle works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCPC, LPCC
- Licensed in
- New Mexico, Nevada
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Michelle
Dr. Michelle Tatum practices with a focus on practical, goal-oriented care. She uses clear, structured methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and other concerns.
Michelle has 18 years of experience and holds LCPC and LPCC credentials. She listens first and then helps people build simple skills they can use right away. Sessions emphasize problem-solving, skill practice, and learning new ways to respond to strong feelings.
That can look like breaking down a problem, trying a different response, and checking what works next.
Background and approach
Her background includes long-term clinical work in community settings across Nevada and nearby regions. Over nearly two decades she has supported people through depression, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, grief, and life transitions. She also helps with sleep problems, parenting stress, career worries, and ADHD-related challenges.
Michelle tailors the plan to each person’s needs and pace. She explains ideas in plain language and sets clear, manageable steps. The goal is to build coping tools that fit day-to-day life.
People often come to explore feelings of shame, isolation, or low self-esteem. Others seek help for addiction-related struggles, compassion fatigue, or navigating major life changes. Her approach aims to reduce overwhelm and increase usable skills.
Getting started involves a brief intake and choosing a session rhythm that works. Michelle offers straightforward feedback and practical homework when helpful. She encourages anyone facing persistent stress or strong emotions to take the next step and ask for support.
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
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How CBT and online sessions can help with strong feelings
Dr. Michelle Tatum practices Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a hands-on method that links thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns, try different responses, and practice new behaviors to reduce anxiety, anger, or low mood. It is often used for stress, depression, and anxiety-related concerns.Her approach is collaborative and practical. She works with each person to identify goals and selects techniques that match those goals. Finding the right fit is part of the work together, and she adjusts methods based on what the person needs and prefers.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people juggling busy days. Video calls provide face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows real-time typed exchanges, and text-based messaging supports quick check-ins or ongoing reflection. These options make it easier to keep consistent sessions and practice skills between meetings.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, and many other challenges listed in her specialties.
What is her style of therapy?
She uses a practical, structured approach grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to teach skills and change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 18 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and life concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCPC and LPCC credentials and practices in Nevada with licensing noted as NV LCPC and NM LPCC.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.