Charles Michel

Charles Michel is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with three decades of experience in counseling. He uses a warm, collaborative style to help people facing both serious mood disorders and everyday life stressors. Charles focuses on clear, practical conversations so clients can start making changes right away.

He has worked extensively with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and attention-deficit challenges. He also supports people dealing with relationship strain, parenting pressures, grief, addictions, and anger. His background includes helping clients navigate career shifts, identity and intimacy questions, and multicultural concerns.

In sessions he draws on Client-Centered Therapy to build trust and make space for what matters most to each person. He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and shift unhelpful thinking and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for managing strong emotions and improving coping. Charles adapts these approaches to fit each person's needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.

He brings practical tools alongside reflective conversation. That might mean skill practice between meetings, revisiting coping plans, or working through relationship patterns. He aims to make progress concrete and easy to apply in everyday life.

Charles maintains a solo practice based in Indiana and offers services in English. He has 31 years of clinical experience and welcomes conversations about common and complex concerns, including anger and trauma-related issues.

How his approaches shape online work

Charles often blends Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and building a trusting relationship so people feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is practical and goal-directed, helping people identify patterns of thinking and try different behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.

He also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. Those skills are useful when anger, mood swings, or intense stress make it hard to manage reactions. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose the right mix of approaches based on needs, goals, and personal preference rather than assuming one method fits everyone.

The biography does not list which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. In general, remote therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-in sessions when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can guide clients in applying therapy skills between meetings so progress continues in everyday life.