Michelle Taverner

Michelle Taverner, LMSW, helps people who feel stuck, lonely, or overwhelmed find clearer direction. She speaks plainly and offers steady support for stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and relationship worries. Many come with life changes, career questions, parenting strain, or feelings of isolation and she focuses on practical steps to move forward.

Michelle draws on 13 years of experience in community and clinical settings in Michigan. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions, and Solution-Focused Therapy, which targets small changes that lead to big results. Sessions focus on simple, doable tools rather than long theory talks.

Her style is collaborative and direct. She helps people set short-term goals, test new ways of coping, and build routines that reduce anxiety and lift mood. Work often includes checking beliefs that hold clients back and practicing new behaviors between meetings.

Michelle also supports people facing compassion fatigue, seasonal mood shifts, social anxiety, and questions about life purpose. She has experience with autism and intellectual disability and tailors approaches to each person’s needs and pace.

To start, she walks clients through a matching process and schedules sessions based on availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and she provides guidance for people ready to make steady change.

How Michelle Uses CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online

Michelle often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice the thoughts that trigger worry or low mood and then practice different, more helpful thinking and behaviors. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, social anxiety, and for breaking cycles that deepen isolation.

She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy, a brief approach that centers on identifying small changes and immediate goals. It is practical for people who want fast, clear steps to improve coping, relationships, or daily routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle treats therapy as a team effort and will help you choose whether CBT, solution-focused techniques, or a mix fits your goals and preferences. She checks in on what’s working and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as keeping appointments on a lunch break, reducing travel time, and maintaining steady weekly practice. It also allows therapists to assign short between-session tasks and review progress together in subsequent meetings.