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Michel Gotwals, LISW

  • Experience25 years
  • LocationOhio
  • Focus areasADHD, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Michel

Michel Gotwals is a licensed social worker in Ohio with 25 years of professional experience offering compassionate, individualized care.

Background and approach

She focuses on relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, self-esteem, depression, career issues, bipolar disorder, and ADHD, and also brings experience addressing hospice and end-of-life counseling, infidelity, intellectual disability, jealousy, and veteran and armed forces issues. Michel emphasizes respectful, sensitive interactions and adapts conversations and treatment planning to each person's situation.

She encourages people to recognize the courage it takes to seek change and offers steady support through that process. Michel works collaboratively to shape goals and interventions that match a client's priorities and life context.

Her long clinical background informs a flexible approach aimed at helping clients build insight, coping skills, and more satisfying daily functioning while honoring each individual's values and needs.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Flexible Online Care

Many experienced therapists use evidence-based techniques to address concerns like trauma, mood challenges, relationship strains, and attention-related difficulties. For example, trauma-informed approaches focus on safety, stabilization, and processing of distressing experiences to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Skills-based interventions teach practical coping tools for emotion regulation, problem solving, and improving concentration and routine management. These methods can be tailored to issues such as depression, bipolar mood management, relationship and intimacy problems, and the challenges that come with ADHD.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. A licensed professional will work with each client to select and adjust methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences, checking in over time to refine the plan and ensure therapy remains relevant and helpful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local options. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions provide an audio-only option, and live chat or text-based messaging supports shorter, ongoing check-ins and greater scheduling convenience. These formats make it easier to access consistent care from Ohio-based licensed professionals regardless of location.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Michel address?
She works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, self-esteem, depression, career matters, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. Additional focus areas include hospice and end-of-life counseling, infidelity, intellectual disability, jealousy, and veteran and armed forces issues.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She emphasizes respectful, sensitive, and compassionate interactions while tailoring dialogue and treatment plans to each client's unique needs. The approach is collaborative and focused on practical support toward client goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Michel has 25 years of professional work experience, which informs her clinical judgment and ability to adapt care to varied concerns and life situations.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is licensed in Ohio as an LISW with licence number OH LISW I.0900210 and practices from that state.
Can someone outside the United States work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients and offers services to people located outside the U.S. in accordance with applicable rules.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Career difficultiesBipolar disorderADHD

Additional focus areas

Hospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIntellectual disabilityJealousyVeteran and Armed Forces Issues

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

Ohio

Languages

English

About

Michel Gotwals is a Licensed Independent Social Worker practicing in Ohio, with 25 years of experience, not currently accepting new clients.