Therapist
Michelle Jones
LCSW
Compassionate LCSW helping adults build coping skills
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- Focus on practical skills
- Person-centered care
- Supports ADHD concerns
About Michelle
Michelle Jones is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with nine years of practice supporting adults through emotional challenges. She focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and ADHD. Michelle aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk honestly about what matters to them.
She takes a person-centered approach that adapts to each person’s needs. Sessions tend to focus on practical steps people can use day to day, along with exploring past experiences that affect current feelings. Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people build coping skills and increase resilience.
Her work often addresses interpersonal and life transition issues. This includes help with communication struggles, navigating adoption and foster care histories, attachment concerns, and caregiver stress. She also supports people facing chronic illness, aging challenges, and questions around identity and purpose.
Michelle pays attention to the details that make daily life harder. She helps break problems into manageable pieces and collaborates on concrete strategies like routines, communication plans, and coping tools. The goal is steady progress rather than quick fixes.
People who want a steady, empathetic professional presence may find her approach helpful. She practices in Missouri and conducts sessions in English. If you are thinking about therapy, Michelle asks that you begin by completing the platform’s matching steps so you can schedule a session that fits your needs.
She takes a person-centered approach that adapts to each person’s needs. Sessions tend to focus on practical steps people can use day to day, along with exploring past experiences that affect current feelings. Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people build coping skills and increase resilience.
Her work often addresses interpersonal and life transition issues. This includes help with communication struggles, navigating adoption and foster care histories, attachment concerns, and caregiver stress. She also supports people facing chronic illness, aging challenges, and questions around identity and purpose.
Michelle pays attention to the details that make daily life harder. She helps break problems into manageable pieces and collaborates on concrete strategies like routines, communication plans, and coping tools. The goal is steady progress rather than quick fixes.
People who want a steady, empathetic professional presence may find her approach helpful. She practices in Missouri and conducts sessions in English. If you are thinking about therapy, Michelle asks that you begin by completing the platform’s matching steps so you can schedule a session that fits your needs.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Experience
9+ years
Credentials
Missouri
Languages
English
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How evidence-based approaches translate to online work
Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and improve daily functioning. One common approach focuses on building concrete coping skills and routines that reduce stress and improve mood. This method is helpful for anxiety, depression, ADHD, and everyday overwhelm.A second approach looks at past experiences and attachment patterns to understand current relationship and communication struggles. That work helps people notice repeating patterns and try new ways of relating to others. It can be useful for trauma, abandonment concerns, and blended family issues.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Michelle discusses options with each person and adjusts methods to match their goals and preferences. Together they set simple, measurable steps to track progress and revise the plan as needed.
Confirm the session formats available before booking, since the biography does not list specific online options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people choose sessions that work around work, caregiving, or health-related limits. Licensed professionals and therapists can tailor session length and pace to what fits a person’s routine.
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Michelle commonly address?
Michelle works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and ADHD, along with related issues such as communication problems, caregiver stress, and body image.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-centered and practical, focusing on day-to-day coping tools while also looking at past experiences that affect current behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience as a practicing clinician.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW, licensed in Missouri, and sees people based in that state.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist’s availability.
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