Michelle Gross, LCMHC
Practical counseling for daily life challenges
Details
| Name | Michelle Gross |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCMHC |
| Based in | North Carolina |
| Licensed in | North Carolina |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 20 |
About Michelle
Michelle Gross is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with twenty years of experience in counseling, coaching, and education. She brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions. Parents and adults can expect clear strategies and calm guidance to handle stress, anxiety, ADHD, grief, depression, and life changes.
Michelle uses straightforward tools to help people turn insight into action. She listens first and then helps clients build habits that fit their daily routines.
Background and approach
That might mean planning manageable steps, improving sleep and eating habits, or practicing short mindfulness exercises to reduce reactivity. Her background includes work in schools, universities, corporations, and independent practice. That mix informs a flexible approach that suits students, professionals, and caregivers.
Michelle also draws on coaching skills to help people clarify priorities, manage tasks, and delegate more effectively at work and home. When ADHD is a central concern she focuses on practical coping strategies across ages. For grief, trauma, or compassion fatigue she emphasizes pacing, skills for emotion regulation, and restoring energy.
She helps people develop clearer communication and address control or impulsivity problems with doable steps. Michelle earned a Master’s in Counseling and an MBA from Wake Forest University. She practices in North Carolina as an NC LCMHC.
Sessions are offered in English and she meets with some clients internationally. Her style stays collaborative, respectful, and focused on concrete change.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes among the things Michelle works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Michelle 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 Michelle directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Michelle’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Michelle often uses Narrative Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions. Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from difficult stories and rewrite the parts that get in the way of daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to improve mood and functioning.She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening and responding to each person’s goals. Choosing the right mix of methods is a joint process. The therapist and client review goals, try approaches, and adjust as needed so techniques fit the person and their situation.
Online formats make it easier to get consistent care. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit quick coaching moments, brief check-ins, or people who prefer written reflection. These options give flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels, while supporting the same therapeutic goals Michelle uses in person.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Michelle address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, ADHD, grief, depression, addictions, eating and sleeping issues, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, and related struggles.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, combining client-centered listening with narrative, cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavior, and mindfulness techniques to build useful daily skills.
How much experience does she have?
Michelle has twenty years of experience in counseling, coaching, and education across schools, universities, corporations, and independent practice.
Where is she licensed and located?
She practices in North Carolina and holds an NC LCMHC credential.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with some international clients.
What session formats are available?
Michelle offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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