Michele Koenes , LMSW, LCSW

Michele Koenes is a licensed social worker with 11 years of clinical experience who brings a grounded, collaborative approach to therapy. She holds the credentials LMSW and LCSW - LMSW denotes a Licensed Master Social Worker and LCSW denotes a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, both reflecting advanced training to provide mental health services. Michele is licensed to practice in multiple states and has worked across care settings, drawing on her clinical training to support people through complex challenges.

Her background includes roles in both inpatient and outpatient environments, where she has supported young adults, adults, and older adults facing a wide array of mental health concerns. Prior careers as a litigation attorney and as a teacher have strengthened her abilities to listen carefully, explain options clearly, and advocate for clients when needed. Those professional experiences also inform her capacity to connect with people from diverse backgrounds and life situations.

Michele’s counseling style is collaborative and responsive, attuned to each person’s unique personality, circumstances, and goals. She emphasizes empathy and allows clients to set the pace of therapy, believing that a client-led rhythm supports meaningful change. Therapy, in her view, is a welcoming place for all parts of a person, and she strives to create and maintain space for healing and growth.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Michele draws on a mix of evidence-informed methods to support clients in an online format. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and build psychological flexibility by noticing thoughts and choosing actions that align with what matters - it is useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of relating that begin in early connections and guides exploration of how those patterns show up in current relationships - it can help with relationship difficulties, abandonment issues, and attachment concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical strategies to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, making it effective for anxiety, depression, and many everyday struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michele collaborates with each person to understand their needs, goals, and preferences and tailors methods so therapy fits the individual rather than expecting the person to fit a single model. This collaborative process helps determine which techniques will be most helpful over time.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers flexibility - sessions can occur by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to access consistent support around work, family, and other commitments. These options increase convenience and help people maintain continuity of care even when schedules or life circumstances change.