- Holistic approach
- Adoption and foster care focus
- Strengths based
About Michelle
Michelle Pellin is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, grief, and challenges tied to adoption and foster care. She brings 11 years of clinical experience and a down-to-earth approach to sessions. Her style is open and affirming, and she aims to help people find more calm and clearer direction in daily life.
She holds two master’s degrees - one in Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology and another in Human Services and Counseling - and carries professional licenses as an LMHC and an LPC. Before clinical work, she spent nearly 20 years as a licensed therapeutic foster parent and adopted two teens, experience that informs her perspective on adoption and foster care concerns.
Michelle describes her practice as holistic and spiritually minded. Sessions focus on practical steps, self-reflection, and strengthening routines that support mental, emotional, and spiritual health. She listens without judgment and offers gentle guidance while leaving decisions in the client’s hands.
Her background also includes seven years as a case manager advocating for people with acquired brain injury, physical challenges, and elder care needs. That work shaped her interest in caregiver stress, chronic illness, and aging-related issues.
In session she uses straightforward, evidence-informed methods and works collaboratively to set goals. Michelle emphasizes building on clients’ strengths, developing coping skills, and creating small daily changes that add up to better wellbeing.
Therapeutic approaches used in online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life changes where choices feel stuck.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and meeting a person where they are. This approach supports self-exploration, self-esteem work, and situations where someone needs a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy involves identifying thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going and trying small experiments to change them. It often helps with anxiety, mood concerns, sleep, and anger by teaching practical coping skills.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and preferences, then suggest methods to try. Sessions can be adjusted over time if something isn’t working or if priorities shift.
Confirm available online session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and offer options that match energy levels or bandwidth constraints. Licensed professionals can tailor pacing and exercises so therapeutic work fits everyday life without asking for big upfront changes.
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Experience
11+ years
Credentials
Connecticut, Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Michelle help with?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, ADHD, and concerns related to adoption and foster care.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is open, affirming, and spiritually minded. She listens without judgment and offers gentle guidance while encouraging clients to steer their own progress.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 11 years of clinical experience, nearly 20 years as a licensed therapeutic foster parent, and seven years working as a case manager for clients with brain injury and physical challenges.
What credentials and location are on record?
She holds the credentials LMHC and LPC and practices from Connecticut, with professional licensure tied to those designations.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments based on therapist availability.