- Addiction and recovery
- Relationship concerns
- Trauma and healing
About Michelle
Michelle Woodison-Evans is a licensed social worker who helps people facing addiction, relationship strain, trauma, and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports those dealing with family tension, mood challenges, and questions about life purpose. Her style is steady and respectful, aimed at making difficult conversations easier to begin.
With 34 years of experience, Michelle draws on practical methods to help people manage anxiety, panic, grief, and posttraumatic stress. She pays attention to attachment patterns and issues like abandonment, isolation, and low self-worth. She also helps people navigate big life changes such as divorce, caregiving stress, pregnancy, and workplace or money worries.
Her work emphasizes clear communication and improving everyday relationships. She uses approaches that focus on thoughts, emotions, and behavior to offer concrete tools people can try between sessions. Michelle also brings methods that address family dynamics and inner parts of the self when those issues are part of the problem.
Michelle offers counseling from a non-denominational Christian perspective when requested. She frames therapy around each person’s values and moves at a pace that feels manageable. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and build skills for steadier day-to-day functioning.
People who choose Michelle can expect straightforward talk, practical strategies, and a calm presence. Her Michigan practice centers on helping individuals regroup after crises and find clearer ways to relate to themselves and others.
How Michelle’s approaches translate to online work
Michelle uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. CBT offers clear steps and homework-style practice that can reduce anxiety, manage mood, and address difficult behaviors.She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT teaches concrete skills for handling strong feelings, improving communication, and reducing impulsive actions.
Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Michelle collaborates with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in about what feels useful and adjusts techniques as the work unfolds.
If you want online care, confirm the session options before booking since formats were not listed in the biography. Many people find remote sessions help fit therapy into a busy schedule, whether to save travel time, fit sessions into a workday, or use shorter check-ins when needed. Online work can make it easier to try therapeutic skills between meetings and to maintain continuity through life changes.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
34+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Michelle help with?
She supports people with addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related concerns. Additional focuses include mood difficulties, attachment issues, grief, and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is compassionate and respectful with direct, practical guidance. She aims to make hard conversations easier and to offer tools people can use between sessions.
How much experience does she bring?
Michelle has 34 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of issues from panic and PTSD to communication problems and caregiving stress.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds an LMSW, listed as MI LMSW, and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients within her licensed region.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a session with Michelle?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.