Charles Michel

Charles Michel is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with three decades of experience helping people sort through difficult feelings and life changes. He uses a warm, collaborative style to build a working relationship that feels personal and respectful. Many people come to him for mood and anxiety concerns, relationship strain, and everyday stressors that get in the way of daily life.

He has spent much of his career in private practice in Indiana, supporting people with depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and addiction-related concerns. He also helps clients facing grief, trauma, parenting strain, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Intellectual disability is one of the additional focus areas he lists among his practice interests.

In sessions he blends client-centered therapy with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when helpful. He adds emotionally-focused and existential perspectives to help people clarify values, repair connections, and manage painful emotions. The emphasis is on clear, usable strategies rather than jargon.

People can expect conversations that prioritize listening first. Charles helps clients set small, achievable goals and practice skills between sessions. He frames therapy as a team effort where the client’s priorities lead the work.

Over 31 years he has supported people through divorce, adoption and foster care concerns, multicultural issues, obsessive thoughts and phobias, and caregiver stress. He also addresses topics like postpartum depression, eating and sleeping problems, and recovery from infidelity and loss.

How his approaches shape online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. It helps people feel heard and develop their own solutions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood-related concerns. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) teaches emotion-regulation, distress-tolerance, and interpersonal skills that support managing strong emotions and relationship challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Charles approaches treatment as a collaboration and will help clients try approaches that fit their needs and goals. Over time he adjusts techniques based on what is helping and what the client prefers.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow quicker check-ins when issues arise, and avoid travel time. It can also make shorter or more frequent meetings feasible when that helps with skill practice. Talk with the therapist during the matching process to find the format and pacing that best support daily life and therapeutic goals.