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Michele Gouin, LMSW, LCSW

  • Experience25 years
  • LocationMichigan
  • Focus areasADHD, Family, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Michele

Michele Gouin is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping people navigate family conflict, trauma, parenting challenges, mood disorders, and the everyday pressures that undermine confidence and wellbeing.

Background and approach

She draws on a long clinical background across Michigan and Nevada to shape therapy that honors each person's history and current needs, adapting tone and pace so clients feel respected and heard. Her work often addresses stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and concerns such as ADHD, bipolar mood patterns, impulsivity, and co-morbid conditions.

Michele also brings experience with adoption and foster care matters, caregiver stress, blended family dynamics, and end-of-life or hospice-related counseling. She emphasizes sensitivity and compassion while supporting practical coping strategies and emotional processing.

Michele uses a collaborative style to create individualized treatment plans rather than applying a one-size-fits-all method. She encourages people to acknowledge the courage involved in seeking help and partners with them to set goals and pursue meaningful changes over time.

Approaches That Guide Online Sessions

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and adapting to what each person brings, creating a space where goals and pacing are guided by the client's priorities and lived experience. It is useful for building trust and for people who need support framed around their own values and choices.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to distress and developing practical strategies to change them. It is well suited to addressing anxiety, depression, stress, and some mood-related symptoms through skill-building and focused practice.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together; Michele uses conversation and ongoing assessment to determine whether Client-Centered methods, CBT, or emotionally-focused interventions best match a client's goals and preferences. This decision is collaborative and can shift over time as needs change.

Online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging allow for flexibility in scheduling and make it easier to maintain continuity during busy or transitional times. These options can help people integrate therapeutic work into daily life and access licensed professionals from their Michigan base or wherever they are located within the practice's service area.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Michele commonly support?
She works with a broad range of concerns including family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, self esteem, depression, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, career-related stress, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is Michele's therapeutic style and approach?
Her approach is collaborative and client-centered, emphasizing respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring dialog and treatment plans to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
Michele brings 25 years of professional experience working with individuals facing trauma, family issues, mood disorders, and caregiving or end-of-life concerns.
Which credentials and locations are listed for Michele?
She holds LMSW and LCSW credentials with MI LMSW 6801116137 and NV LCSW 11154-C, and she is based in Michigan.
Does she offer services in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are provided in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working together?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preference and scheduling.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy with Michele?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityJealousyMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

Michigan, Nevada, Massachusetts

Languages

English