Dr. Michelle Bailey

Dr. Michelle Bailey offers straightforward, practical support for adults feeling stuck by anger, stress, or life changes. She focuses on helping people develop clearer coping skills and calmer responses. Her approach is conversational and down-to-earth, with an emphasis on what works in daily life.

Michelle is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, with 20 years in the field. She served in the United States Navy and holds a doctoral degree in education and a master’s degree in counseling. Her practice centers on common concerns such as anxiety, depression, substance use, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship strain, and anger.

She uses cognitive behavioral techniques alongside acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice what matters and change unhelpful patterns. Sessions often include practical skills for managing strong feelings, making different choices, and improving day-to-day functioning. Michelle also draws on client-centered and solution-focused methods to keep work grounded and action-oriented.

Her background includes supporting adults through mood disorders, adjustment challenges, and loss. She emphasizes learning simpler ways to reconnect with a person’s natural strengths and to handle stress more effectively. The style is collaborative - she works with each person to set realistic, useful goals.

Outside of her clinical work she enjoys dancing, traveling, laughing, and spending time with family and friends. Those personal interests inform a warm, human approach in sessions.

How therapy approaches guide online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without fighting them and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anger, anxiety, and making meaningful life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and habits and replacing them with practical strategies to change behavior and mood. CBT often helps with anxiety, depression, and impulse-related concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation where the therapist listens and reflects so the person can find their own solutions and feel more understood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that match a person’s goals and preferences. Sessions are collaborative; adjustments are made if something isn’t helpful or if different focus is needed.

Confirm the current online session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow more flexible scheduling. It can also let people choose quieter times for shorter check-ins or use video when seeing facial cues matters. The therapist will talk through practical arrangements during the initial match so sessions fit individual routines and needs.