Michelle Gross

Michelle Gross, LCMHC, helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes. She supports those navigating ADHD, depression, and compassion fatigue. Michelle also assists professionals with career and productivity concerns. She brings practical tools and straightforward guidance to each conversation.

Michelle holds a Master’s in Counseling and an MBA from Wake Forest University. She has more than 20 years of experience in counseling, coaching, and education across schools, universities, corporations, and private practice. That varied background shapes how she adapts sessions to a person’s goals and daily life.

In sessions she focuses on self-awareness and practical steps. Conversations aim to turn insight into action with clear strategies for organization, emotion regulation, and task follow-through. She particularly emphasizes coping strategies for people with ADHD and for those carrying caregiver or first responder stress.

Michelle uses client-centered ideas alongside cognitive behavioral tools and mindfulness practices. She also draws on dialectical behavior techniques and motivational interviewing to support change and build skills. These approaches help with anxiety, mood challenges, relationship patterns, and grief processing.

For professionals, Michelle blends counseling with coaching skills to clarify priorities, improve delegation, and manage projects more effectively. Her background in budgeting and project management informs practical problem solving. She invites clients to set concrete goals and to test small changes between sessions.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding your priorities and building a collaborative relationship where your views shape the work. It helps when people want a respectful space to clarify values and make decisions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors together and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for depression, anxiety, and for building routines that support productivity.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers specific skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication. Those skills can be helpful for intense emotions, impulsivity, or when someone needs concrete strategies to manage strong reactions.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will listen to your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust as you progress. Clients and the therapist work together to see which tools help most and to set achievable steps between meetings.

The biography did not specify session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into weekdays, to schedule brief check-ins, or to use tools like worksheets and brief recordings between meetings. Many people find that remote appointments help keep momentum when life is busy and make skill practice more convenient.