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Michelle Schmidt, LCSW

  • Experience19 years
  • LocationWisconsin
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Michelle

Michelle Schmidt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Wisconsin who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, and challenges such as addiction, bipolar symptoms, and ADHD.

Background and approach

With 19 years of experience in outpatient settings and in-home care, she draws on practical, strengths-focused methods to help clients build on what already works in their lives and pursue clearer solutions to pressing problems. She also addresses issues related to family dynamics, caregiving stress, bereavement, and life transitions.

Michelle's training emphasizes a strengths-based, solution-focused orientation that centers clients' existing resources as the foundation for change. She offers support for a broad range of concerns including self-esteem, anger, postpartum depression, compassion fatigue, and end-of-life or hospice-related matters.

Available in English in Wisconsin, she aims to create a collaborative, goal-oriented process that helps clients move toward greater resilience and improved daily functioning.

Approaches and Accessibility for Online Therapeutic Care

Michelle brings a strengths-based approach that focuses on identifying a person's existing abilities and resources and using those as building blocks for change. This style helps when people want practical, step-by-step solutions to stress, anxiety, relationship tensions, ADHD-related challenges, and everyday coping difficulties. She also uses solution-focused techniques which concentrate on setting specific goals and developing small, achievable actions to move toward them; this can be helpful for clients seeking clear progress and measurable improvements.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist partners with each client to explore which methods align with their needs, preferences, and goals, and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds to ensure the work remains relevant and effective.

Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules or to continue work between meetings. These options support ongoing access to licensed professionals and allow clients to engage in therapy in ways that best match their day-to-day life and communication style.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Michelle commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related problems, addictions, bipolar symptoms, and ADHD among other concerns.
What is her general therapeutic approach and style?
Her training emphasizes strengths-based and solution-focused methods that help clients identify existing resources and build practical steps toward goals.
How long has she practiced clinically?
She has 19 years of professional experience working in outpatient programs and providing in-home support.
What credentials and location describe this clinician?
She is an LCSW licensed in Wisconsin, credential WI LCSW 7970-123, and practices from within that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted; services are provided to clients within the therapist's practice region.
Which session formats are offered for ongoing care?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide scheduling flexibility.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should I take to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesCaregiver issues and stressFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityPostpartum depressionSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveYoung adult issues

Experience

19+ years

Licensed

Wisconsin

Languages

English