Michelle Evans is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 18 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and low self esteem. She also supports clients navigating addiction, anger, ADHD, and major life changes. Michelle writes plainly and focuses on practical steps clients can try between sessions.
Michelle uses a flexible, person-centered style. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also uses dialectical behavior strategies to build emotional regulation and mindfulness practices to slow down strong reactions. Motivational interviewing helps when people want to change habits but feel stuck.
Her background includes work with adults, children, couples, foster care systems, residential settings, independent living programs, and substance use services. Michelle earned a Master of Arts in Counseling from Webster University in 2006 and holds LPC and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) credentials.
In sessions she aims to meet clients where they are. Conversations tend to be direct and practical. Clients can expect collaborative goal-setting and concrete coping skills to use in daily life.
Michelle is based in Missouri and conducts sessions in English. She frames therapy as a journey she takes with each person, focusing first on immediate ways to reduce distress and then on longer-term changes.
How Michelle’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and shaping sessions around the client's own goals. In practice this means conversations that follow what matters most to the person and adjust pace and focus as needs change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Online CBT often uses homework tasks and short check-ins to track progress and practice skills between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Michelle works with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. That might mean starting with practical CBT tools, adding mindfulness for stress, or using motivational interviewing when someone wants to change a habit.
If you are considering online work, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Online work still centers on clear goals, skill practice, and regular review so clients can see what is helping and what needs to change.
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem concerns, addictions, anger, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include attachment, codependency, family problems, and impulsivity.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and practical. She combines collaborative conversation with hands-on skills like thought work and emotion regulation.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Michelle has 18 years of clinical experience and has worked in settings such as foster care, residential programs, independent living, and substance use services.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds LPC and LMHC credentials and practices in Missouri.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
