Michele Lewis, LISW, LCSW
Compassionate social worker for life changes
Details
| Name | Michele Lewis |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LISW, LCSW |
| Based in | Missouri |
| Licensed in | Missouri, Iowa |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 26 |
About Michele
Michele Lewis is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing grief, trauma, anxiety, and life transitions. She offers a calm, accepting presence and focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions. Michele brings 26 years of experience to conversations about self-esteem, stress, and career or identity questions.
Michele draws on Narrative ideas to help people reframe their stories. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered techniques to explore values and build skills.
Background and approach
Sessions often include simple tools for mood and anxiety management and ways to test new behaviors in daily life. Her background includes work with aging and geriatric issues and caregiver stress, so she understands the emotional toll of watching a loved one change. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, chronic pain, and life-limiting situations such as hospice or end-of-life concerns.
Michele blends practical strategies like cognitive behavioral methods with mindfulness and emotion-focused work. That mix lets people practice concrete coping skills while also attending to feelings and relationships. She aims for therapy that helps people speak more freely and build more authentic connections.
Michele holds a Master of Social Work and maintains licenses as an LISW in Iowa and an LCSW in Missouri. She offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Trauma and abuse, Grief, Self esteem among the things Michele works with, alongside the areas below.
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Michele directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Michele directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Michele blends approaches for online work
Narrative-influenced work helps people look at the stories they tell about themselves and try new meanings. It can be useful for people who feel stuck by past events or identities and want to reshape how they describe their life.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action. It teaches simple acceptance and mindful skills to reduce avoidance and help people move toward what matters to them. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship and helps people explore feelings at their own pace.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Michele will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to emphasize and adjust as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video is helpful for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat works for brief check-ins or on-the-go support. These options aim to fit therapy into busy lives and make it easier to keep steady progress.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Michele commonly address?
She helps people cope with trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and major life changes. Michele also supports those facing caregiver stress, chronic illness, and isolation.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and accepting, focused on listening and helping clients find practical steps. Sessions mix emotion-focused conversation with concrete skills for mood and stress management.
How long has she practiced?
Michele has practiced for 26 years, bringing long-term clinical experience across geriatrics, grief work, and general mental health care.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds LISW in Iowa and LCSW in Missouri and earned a Master of Social Work. Her practice is based in Missouri.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Appointments can be by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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