About Michelle
Michelle Zehner is a licensed social worker based in Pennsylvania. She holds LCSW and LCSW-C credentials and has four years of clinical experience. Michelle focuses on practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and related concerns.
She uses straightforward talk and active listening to help people sort out difficult feelings. Sessions are meant to be a place to name problems, try new ways of coping, and build confidence.
Background and approach
Michelle also uses EMDR to address trauma when that approach seems like a good fit. Her work includes support for those dealing with grief, relationship strains, addiction, and compassion fatigue. Michelle addresses issues like abandonment, body image struggles, hoarding, OCD symptoms, and post-traumatic stress with direct, step-by-step plans.
She also helps with money stress, loneliness, and the challenges many young adults face. Clients can expect a collaborative style that balances empathy with practical steps. Michelle draws on client-centered principles to keep the focus on each person’s goals and strengths.
She will invite feedback and adjust the plan as needs change. Therapy sessions may use a mix of conversation, motivation-focused coaching, and trauma-focused techniques. People interested in working together can expect clear guidance about next steps and what each session will involve.
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Michelle uses client-centered therapy to keep sessions focused on each person’s goals and strengths. This approach means the conversation follows what matters most to the client, and the therapist reflects and clarifies to deepen understanding.She also offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, for people coping with traumatic memories. EMDR combines guided attention with focused processing to help reduce the emotional hold of past events and support recovery from trauma.
Motivational Interviewing is another tool she uses to help people find and deepen their own reasons for change. It is practical for tackling addictions, making life changes, and strengthening motivation when someone feels stuck.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Michelle will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction from different locations. Phone sessions and live chat can fit into busy schedules or be used when bandwidth is low. Text-based messaging supports short check-ins and ongoing encouragement between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Maryland, Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English