Michele Gouin

Michele Gouin is a licensed social worker with 25 years of experience helping people facing family conflict, grief, trauma, and stress. She works with individuals coping with anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, ADHD, and changes like divorce or caregiving responsibilities. Michele speaks plainly and treats people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.

Her style centers on listening first and shaping a plan with each person. She uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the client. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thought and behavior patterns, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to work through painful relationship moments.

Sessions are practical and focused on day-to-day life. Michele helps people break problems into manageable steps, practice new ways of responding, and build confidence. She offers support for issues tied to adoption and foster care, blended family concerns, aging and caregiver stress, and hospice and end-of-life counseling.

With experience across settings, Michele adapts tools to fit each person's goals. She explains options, sets clear short-term goals, and checks progress so therapy stays useful. Her background includes licensure as a Michigan LMSW and a Nevada LCSW.

If someone needs help sorting feelings or making a plan after a big change, Michele aims to make sessions a steady, practical place to work through it together.

How her approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy puts the person's concerns first and focuses on listening, respect, and building a plan together. This helps when someone needs a supportive space to talk through grief, family conflict, or caregiving stress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and handle day-to-day problems. It is useful for depression, anxiety, impulsivity, and ADHD-related challenges.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on feelings and connection in relationships, helping people understand patterns that cause repeated pain and try new ways of responding in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which method or combination fits best based on goals, history, and personal preference. Clients can expect regular check-ins to adjust the plan if it isn't helping.

Confirm the specific session options before booking so you know how sessions will be scheduled. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, shorten travel time, allow quick midweek check-ins, or offer sessions when leaving work for an hour is more practical. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote formats so the work stays focused and usable.