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- Stress and anxiety
- Career coaching
- Mindfulness methods
About Michelle
LICSW (Minnesota) with 28 years of experience, Michelle Wincell OLeary helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and workplace difficulties. She also supports clients facing life changes, parenting strain, grief, relationship issues, and burnout called compassion fatigue. Michelle works with people seeking coaching for career or professional development as well as those coping with bipolar disorder and anger concerns.
Her style is direct and person-focused. She listens first, then helps people clarify goals and small steps forward. Sessions often include conversations about motivation, self-esteem, and practical ways to handle everyday pressures. She also uses meditation and self-care practices when clients want them.
Michelle draws on client-centered methods that keep the person's perspective central. She uses solution-focused tools to set short-term goals and motivational interviewing to strengthen commitment to change. Psychodynamic ideas and mindfulness practices appear when they help a client understand patterns and calm the mind.
She notes experience working with Minnesota communities during recent events and offers an awareness of local context when that matters to a client. Michelle emphasizes resilience, adaptability, and practical coping strategies developed over decades of practice. She describes her role as a guide and coach who follows the client's lead while suggesting ways to build steadiness in daily life.
Sessions are conducted in English and Michelle holds a Minnesota LICSW. People considering work with her should confirm current session formats before booking and follow the site's process to schedule a first meeting.
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Approaches used in remote sessions and what they involve
Client-centered therapy places the client's experience at the center of conversation. In practice this means the therapist listens closely and follows what the person wants to focus on, helping them name concerns and priorities. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and ease worry; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and compassion fatigue. Motivational interviewing is a short-term conversational method that helps people find their own reasons to change and build commitment to specific steps.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will collaborate with each person to see which methods match their goals and preferences. That may mean trying one approach for a few sessions and adjusting based on how it feels and what progress is made.
Confirm the session formats Michelle offers before booking, as her biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or avoid travel to an office. Discussing practical needs at the start helps shape session length and focus so therapy fits into everyday life.
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Areas of expertise
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Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
28+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief, parenting strain, relationship and workplace issues, compassion fatigue, and coaching needs.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a person-centered approach that emphasizes listening and goal setting. Practical tools like solution-focused steps and motivational interviewing are used to support change.
How much experience does she have?
She has 28 years of professional experience in clinical work and coaching.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds a LICSW in Minnesota and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does billing or cost work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule the first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.