Michelle Owusu
LCPC, LPC
Calm, practical counseling for intense emotions
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- Evidence-based techniques
- Focus on anger
- Practical coping skills
About Michelle
She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to tailor sessions to each person's needs. Sessions focus on understanding patterns that fuel strong emotions like anger, improving communication, and developing coping skills for mood and stress. She also helps people navigate identity and relationship topics, parenting strains, and work-life pressures.
Michelle emphasizes building trust through empathy and acceptance. She helps people notice what keeps problems coming back, try new ways of responding, and practice skills between sessions. That approach supports steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Her background includes work with diverse clients across many concerns, including addiction, trauma and abuse, postpartum depression, and ADHD. Michelle practices in Arizona and holds credentials as LCPC and LPC. She conducts sessions in English and does not accept international clients.
If someone wants to begin, they complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session based on her availability. Michelle aims to help people find realistic steps forward and to make therapy a usable part of everyday life.
Areas of expertise
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Experience
17+ years
Credentials
Illinois, Arizona
Languages
English
How therapeutic methods fit into online care
Michelle practices with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and teaching concrete skills. One approach she uses helps people identify triggers and develop new responses to strong emotions like anger; it teaches practical strategies for calming down and communicating more clearly. Another common approach centers on improving relationships by working on communication, boundaries, and attachment patterns to reduce conflict and increase connection.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Michelle collaborates with each person to match techniques to their goals, needs, and preferences. She will try different strategies and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the process flexible and goal-oriented.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, since the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing commute time, allowing shorter check-ins, and letting people join from different locations when needed. Licensed professionals can also offer consistent weekly work and tools to practice between meetings, which helps therapy stay integrated with everyday routines.
At a glance
- Listed location
- Arizona
- Experience
- 17+ years
- Credentials
- LCPC, LPC
- Languages
- English
- License (Illinois)
- LCPC · No. 180007353
- License (Arizona)
- LPC · No. LPC-21415
- NPI
- 1558699678
As listed by the therapist. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Michelle helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, addictions, and related issues such as parenting, career strain, and self-esteem.
What is her approach to therapy?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on building trust through empathy and acceptance. Sessions blend practical tools with self-exploration to address patterns and improve daily functioning.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Michelle brings 17 years of experience as a practicing clinician working with a wide range of concerns and diverse client backgrounds.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCPC and LPC credentials and practices in Arizona.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are available.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Before you start
- Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
- Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
- If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.