Michal Collier

Michal Collier is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 21 years of practice. She has provided counseling in agencies, private practice, and online, and started One Affinity to expand access to mental health care. Michal works with people who bring worries about anxiety, depression, relationship and family stress, and anger. She aims to create a space where people can begin to sort through what feels overwhelming and find realistic next steps.

Michal draws on several well-known approaches to tailor care to each person. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new responses. Mindfulness and dialectical behavior techniques are part of her toolbox when people need skills to manage intense feelings.

The practice emphasizes practical, concrete steps rather than long explanations. Sessions typically focus on identifying patterns, practicing skills, and trying small behavior changes between meetings. Michal also addresses life transitions, grief, career concerns, and issues related to LGBT identity with attention to each person’s goals.

Her background includes work with youth, adults, families, and groups in community settings and private practice. She reports two decades of clinical experience and leadership at One Affinity, which aims to match people with appropriate care.

Sessions are delivered in ways arranged through the practice, and people should confirm current session options before booking. Michal works in Georgia and conducts sessions in English.

How her approaches translate to online work

Michal commonly uses attachment-based ideas to help people see how close relationships affect current behavior and feelings. This approach looks at patterns in connections and helps people try new ways of relating, which can ease anger and relationship strain.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to spot upsetting thoughts and test different reactions. CBT gives concrete exercises and short practices people can do between sessions to change how they respond to stress and anxiety. Michal brings mindfulness and dialectical behavior skills into online sessions when the focus is on tolerating strong emotions and building practical coping skills.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences and then pick strategies that fit. That collaborative process may blend techniques so sessions match what the person needs in the moment.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are delivered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow quick check-ins when a short meeting is helpful. Ask about session scheduling and how the structure can be adjusted to support real-life routines.