Michelle Coppins

Michelle Coppins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with people managing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, career uncertainty, and life changes. She also addresses grief, parenting challenges, postpartum concerns, compassion fatigue, and issues related to LGBT identity.

Michelle sees many situations that bring people to counseling. These include divorce or separation, empty nest transitions, fertility and pregnancy concerns, workplace stress, or the loss of a loved one. She helps clients clarify what feels most troubling and pinpoints practical next steps to reduce immediate strain.

She draws on client-centered therapy to follow what matters most to each person. That approach focuses on listening and reflecting so clients can speak openly about their priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behaviour and introduces skills to shift unhelpful patterns.

In sessions Michelle works with clients to try different ways of thinking, acting, and coping. People learn concrete skills to manage symptoms and handle future challenges more confidently. Conversations are straightforward and goal-oriented, with attention to problems that crop up in daily life.

Michelle helps people explore life purpose and midlife questions without pushing a specific outcome. Her aim is to support clearer thinking and better problem-solving so clients can decide next steps for work, relationships, or personal goals.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Michelle uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in her work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, reflection, and supporting each person's priorities. It helps when someone needs space to talk through confusion about work, relationships, or life purpose. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behaviours and introduces specific skills to change patterns. CBT is useful for stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and problem-solving around career or relationship decisions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Michelle will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit the client's needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying an approach, checking how it feels, and adjusting when something else might work better.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people use techniques in real-world settings and practice skills between meetings. Discussing preferences and practical constraints early helps shape how sessions are scheduled and run.