Michelle Taverner

Michelle Taverner is an LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) with 13 years of clinical experience based in Michigan. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship strain, parenting pressures, career uncertainty, and life changes. She also focuses on issues such as compassion fatigue, social anxiety, isolation, midlife questions, and life purpose.

Michelle uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at how thoughts affect feelings and actions. She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to identify small, concrete steps clients can take toward change. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on usable strategies.

In the first meetings she helps people clarify what's most important to them right now. That may mean narrowing a career question, easing parenting strain, or managing seasonal mood changes. She works with issues linked to autism, intellectual disability, and forgiveness when they come up in adult clients' lives.

Michelle's prior roles include therapist and group leader, which inform her practical approach to problem solving. She blends skill teaching with short-term goal work so people leave sessions with something to try between meetings.

Sessions are conducted in English and follow the scope of practice for an LMSW in Michigan. International clients are not accepted. Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and formats through the site's scheduling flow.

How Michelle uses CBT and solution-focused work online

Michelle describes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a way to notice how thoughts influence feelings and behavior. In practice that means identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying out different responses to change mood and actions. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

Solution-Focused Therapy centers on small, achievable steps and on what already works. Sessions using this approach focus on setting clear goals, tracking progress, and building on past successes. It can be useful for career decisions, parenting challenges, and getting unstuck after a life change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means checking in about what helps, adjusting techniques, and agreeing on short-term aims together.

The therapist's profile does not list specific online session formats. Please confirm which formats are available before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find that video or phone sessions let them keep momentum between appointments and try skills in everyday settings.