Michelle St. Raymond, LCSW
Compassionate guide for life transitions
Details
| Name | Michelle St. Raymond |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Louisiana |
| Licensed in | Louisiana |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 31 |
About Michelle
Michelle St. Raymond is a licensed clinical social worker with 31 years of practice based in Louisiana. She draws on long experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and major life changes.
Michelle uses practical, person-focused methods to help clients tell their stories and find new ways forward. She centers work on trauma recovery and family-of-origin patterns. Sessions often focus on how past experiences shape present choices and relationships.
Background and approach
Michelle combines narrative ideas with cognitive tools to shift unhelpful thinking and support clearer action. Her style is collaborative and grounded. She listens for the values and goals that matter to each person and helps build steps to reach them.
Mindfulness and attention to sensations in the body are used alongside talk work to steady emotions and increase self-awareness. Michelle also supports people coping with parenting stress, compassion fatigue, addiction concerns, eating and sleeping struggles, chronic illness, and aging issues. She pays attention to attachment dynamics and communication patterns that keep problems repeating.
Work with Michelle typically involves creating concrete practices and small experiments to test new behaviors. She encourages self-compassion during transitions and emphasizes action aligned with what clients care about. The therapist acts as a guide while the client leads the change process.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Michelle works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- 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.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): 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.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Michelle among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: 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
Approaches that guide online sessions
Michelle commonly uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. This approach looks at how life events and relationships shape self-views and invites people to tell alternative stories that open up new possibilities.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying values and taking committed steps toward them. ACT helps when anxiety, avoidance, or unhelpful thoughts get in the way of meaningful goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will discuss goals, preferences, and how different methods feel in practice. Together they decide which strategies to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is a good option for in-depth conversation and visual cues. Phone works well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text let people send notes, try brief reflections, or fit therapy into a busy day. These formats make therapy more flexible and easier to schedule around work, caregiving, or health needs.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Michelle help with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, addictions, sleep and eating struggles, and many life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and person-centered. Michelle blends narrative work with cognitive strategies and mindfulness to help people change habits and feel steadier.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 31 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) working with a wide range of life and relationship concerns.
Where is she based and licensed?
She practices in Louisiana and holds an LCSW credential in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work for her services?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; 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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