Michelle Pellin

Michelle Pellin, LMHC, LPC, helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She also supports those dealing with parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Michelle is open and affirming to all and frames care around each person's lived experience.

She holds two masters degrees - one in Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology and another in Human Services and Counseling. Michelle spent nearly 20 years as a licensed therapeutic foster parent working with teens with mental and emotional disabilities, and she adopted two young people from that work. She also spent seven years as a case manager advocating for people with acquired brain injuries, physical challenges, and elder clients.

Michelle describes her style as holistic and spiritually minded. Sessions are steady and respectful. She listens first, offers gentle guidance, and treats people with dignity and respect. Clients are invited to set the pace and choose what feels safe for them.

Her practice draws on practical tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness. Michelle combines these approaches with client-centered conversations to help people build small, sustainable changes.

She encourages hope and self-belief, and focuses on strengths people may have overlooked. Michelle aims to help clients move toward calmer days, clearer decisions, and better routines. Choosing to reach out is a key first step, and she invites people to begin when they are ready.

How Michelle’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small, meaningful actions toward those values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to improve mood and daily routines. It often helps with depression, sleep, and anger. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and build calm in everyday moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will collaborate with each person to decide which methods feel most helpful. She listens to goals, preferences, and the specific challenges someone brings, then adapts techniques over time as needs change.

The original biography does not specify required session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or avoiding the need to be on camera when that feels better. Licensed professionals can use these same evidence-based techniques in remote sessions to practice skills, set small goals, and track progress between meetings.