About Michelle
Michelle Gutierrez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps adults during major life transitions. She focuses on practical steps that reduce stress, ease anxiety, and rebuild self-esteem. Sessions are collaborative and aimed at finding what works for each person.
She brings five years of experience supporting people through relationship changes, depression, and periods of uncertainty. In meetings she emphasizes strengths and doable strategies rather than long theory discussions.
Background and approach
The goal is to help clients move from feeling stuck to making steady progress. Her work often centers on boundary setting, self-care, and mindfulness practices that fit into daily routines. She also addresses caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, and feelings of guilt or shame.
Practical tools are paired with attention to emotional experience. Michelle uses a mix of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and client-centered methods. These are woven together based on what each person needs rather than a single fixed method.
People who come for help can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the therapist listens first and suggests steps second. Sessions aim to build skills, clarify values, and set manageable goals for everyday life.
How these approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It supports coping with anxiety, life changes, and low motivation by focusing on meaningful direction rather than eliminating all uncomfortable feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. This approach is often used for anxiety, panic, and negative self-talk.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest ACT, CBT, DBT skills, or client-centered strategies as a team decision. The aim is to match methods to real-life needs, not impose a single style.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people practice skills in their everyday environment and bring real-life situations into sessions for hands-on problem solving.
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- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English