- Stress and anxiety
- LGBT-related concerns
- Trauma and abuse
About Michelle
Michelle Adler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Pennsylvania with 18 years of experience. She works with people facing stress and anxiety, LGBT-related concerns, relationship difficulties, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Her approach treats the person as the expert on their own life and builds on existing strengths. She describes the first appointment as a practical step toward clearer goals rather than a single solution.
In sessions she listens for what matters most and helps people set small, reachable goals. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address patterns that keep problems going, and she helps people learn skills for managing emotional reactions. Conversations are direct and focused on what will make a day better or a situation easier to handle.
She also works with people dealing with attention differences, intimacy-related concerns, sleep and eating issues, and work or career stress. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, domestic violence effects, and first responder stress. These areas are explored in practical steps, with attention to immediate coping and longer-term changes.
Michelle’s experience includes workplace and clinical settings over nearly two decades. She combines that experience with straightforward coaching when appropriate, helping people try new behaviors between sessions. Her style balances short-term skill building with discussion of deeper patterns when people are ready.
To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session. The initial work clarifies goals, session pacing, and which techniques will be most useful going forward.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and patterns. One approach emphasizes learning specific coping and emotion-regulation skills to reduce immediate distress and help manage anxiety day to day. Another approach looks at recurring relationship and attachment patterns to understand how past experiences shape current reactions and to practice different ways of connecting.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Michelle treats this as a collaborative process: she and the client clarify goals, try methods, and adjust based on what feels most helpful. That means starting with practical skills and moving to deeper pattern work when the client is ready.
Session formats should be confirmed before booking, as the biography did not list specific online options. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit regular meetings into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when that is helpful, and reduce travel time. Ask about the available session formats when you schedule so sessions can be planned to match your daily routine and needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with most?
She commonly helps people with stress, anxiety, LGBT-related issues, relationship problems, and effects of trauma and abuse.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions focus on listening, clear goals, and practical skills. Conversations aim to identify steps that make daily life easier.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional work experience in Pennsylvania settings and clinical roles.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.