Michelle Ely

Michelle Ely is an LCSW who brings a direct, warm approach to therapy. She works to help people reduce stress and anxiety, process trauma, and address relationship and parenting concerns. Michelle also supports those working on anger management and related struggles.

She holds licenses in California and Alaska and has six years as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Before earning the LCSW she practiced as a social worker, giving her almost three decades of overall experience in human services. Her background includes work with grief, depression, compassion fatigue, and issues linked to life transitions.

Michelle describes her style as interactive and straightforward. She matches interventions to each person’s needs rather than following a single method. Sessions tend to focus on practical steps people can use between meetings as well as on understanding patterns that maintain stress or anger.

She helps people explore personal strengths and build skills for coping with intense feelings. That can include learning ways to calm down during heated moments and practicing different responses in relationships. Michelle emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in sessions.

Signing up begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first appointment. The therapist encourages people who are nervous about starting to recognize that taking the step to ask for help is a meaningful move toward change.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online care

Michelle uses a few different evidence-based techniques chosen to match each person's needs. One approach focuses on skills for managing intense emotions, teaching simple exercises to lower arousal and shift reactions during moments of anger or anxiety. Another approach concentrates on processing past upsetting events and reducing their hold on daily life by helping people notice patterns and try new responses.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk about goals and preferences, try methods that fit the situation, and adjust the plan over time based on what helps most. Clients are invited to share feedback so sessions stay practical and relevant.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. It can reduce travel time and allow check-ins during lunch breaks or between obligations. If you want to know which session formats are offered, confirm the current options before booking so you can pick what best fits your routine. The focus is on finding approaches that work in everyday life and on helping people practice new skills between meetings.