About Michele
Michele Fitzgerald is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Minnesota with 25 years of experience. She began her work in the 1980s with adolescents in substance abuse treatment and has since held roles in a variety of settings. Michele has worked in Kodiak, Alaska and in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has experience in hospital social work and long-term care settings.
Her background includes substance use and mental health counseling, adoption and birth-parent counseling, and work with older adults. She describes recovery as closely tied to overall wellness and sees setbacks as chances to learn. Michele listens carefully and helps people think through what comes next.
In sessions she uses practical, skills-based approaches. She draws on client-centered ideas to follow what matters most to the person in front of her. She also uses cognitive behavioral tools to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Michele also brings techniques from EMDR and motivational interviewing when those methods fit a person's goals. That mix supports work on stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, eating and sleeping concerns, and family of origin issues among other topics. She can help people untangle patterns that started in childhood and affect relationships and daily life today.
To get started the site asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The counselor notes a long career across clinical and community settings and aims to help people build strength through adversity.
How Michele’s approaches translate to online work
Michele uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in many sessions. Client-centered work focuses on listening closely and following what matters most to the person, which helps when untangling family patterns and current concerns. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors to build practical skills for anxiety, depression, and stress management.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills for managing strong emotions and improving coping. DBT skills teach concrete techniques for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and clearer communication, which can be useful when old family roles still affect daily life. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process and Michele will help identify methods that match a person’s goals and preferences.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm which online options are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for more consistent check-ins. They also let a person choose quieter times and different ways of meeting that work with their schedule rather than going to an office.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she focus on?
Michele works with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, and related issues. Family of origin issues and attachment concerns are included in her focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a listening, practical approach that emphasizes skills and learning from setbacks. Sessions blend client-centered conversation with concrete tools.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience, beginning work with adolescents in substance abuse treatment in the 1980s and later working in varied clinical settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, licensed in Minnesota, and practices from that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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