- Social anxiety support
- Trauma and PTSD
- Workplace issues
About Michele
Michele Rutsey is an LMSW with eight years of clinical experience in Michigan. She works with people facing anxiety, stress, depression, relationship strain, trauma, and major life changes. Michele also lists social anxiety and phobia among her focus areas and supports concerns related to workplace stress and women’s issues.
She explains things plainly and offers evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Sessions center on practical skills and clearer ways to handle daily pressures. Michele helps people notice patterns, try small changes, and build routines that reduce overwhelm.
Her work includes processing post-traumatic stress and domestic violence, and looking at family of origin issues. She brings attention to multicultural concerns and the role culture plays in behavior and beliefs. Michele also supports forgiveness work and building self-regard after difficult experiences.
Michele often works with young adults and people navigating life transitions, helping them sort priorities and make steady plans. She provides straightforward approaches for mood disorders and coping strategies for stressful workplaces.
Her style is direct and respectful, focusing on what a person can do between sessions. She uses talk and practical exercises to test new habits and responses. People who want clear steps and simple tools for managing social anxiety, stress, or major changes may find this approach useful.
How evidence-based methods translate to online sessions
Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on changing thoughts and behaviors in everyday life. Cognitive approaches look at thought patterns and teach practical ways to test and change unhelpful thinking. Behavioral techniques focus on small, repeated actions to reduce avoidance and build confidence, which can help with social anxiety and phobia.Exposure-based and stress-management tools are often used to gradually face feared situations and learn coping responses. These approaches break tasks into manageable steps and use repetition to lessen intense reactions over time.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to identify goals, try a method, and adjust based on how it feels and what helps. Decisions about techniques are guided by a person’s needs, preferences, and the challenges they bring to sessions.
Confirm the current session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the original biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce the need to travel. Many people find that remote appointments help them maintain consistency and apply new skills to real-world situations.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Michele focus on?
She focuses on anxiety, stress, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and coping with life changes, including social anxiety and phobia.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and practical exercises to help people build skills and try new behaviors between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Michele has eight years of experience working with individuals on mood disorders, trauma, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds an LMSW and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.