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Michelle Gross

Compassionate counselor blending clinical care and practical coaching

LCMHC North Carolina

Experience
20 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Career, Coping with life changes
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Michelle

Michelle Gross is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) with two decades of experience in counseling, coaching, and education. She combines clinical knowledge and organizational insight to help people manage stress, anxiety, ADHD, grief, depression, and life transitions.

Background and approach

Michelle draws on practical strategies that translate insight into action, guiding clients toward improved daily functioning and clearer priorities in both personal and professional life. Her background includes work in schools, universities, corporations, and independent practice, and she integrates that range of experience into individualized care.

Michelle emphasizes self-awareness and genuine connection as foundations for change, and she supports clients in developing coping techniques, task management skills, and healthier routines. She also brings experience assisting those with career and leadership challenges, helping clients align responsibilities with how their minds work best.

Michelle holds a master’s degree in counseling and an MBA from Wake Forest University and maintains her LCMHC credential in North Carolina.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Michelle commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Client-Centered Therapy in her practice. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and difficulties with motivation. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist supports the client's own goals and self-directed growth.

She also integrates elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) when skills training in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness can help. DBT techniques are practical tools for managing strong emotions and improving communication in everyday situations.

Finding the right fit is a collaborative process; the therapist will work together with each client to determine which approaches match their needs, goals, and personal preferences. Michelle adapts methods over time, combining skills-based strategies and client-centered support so the plan evolves as progress is made.

Online therapy here uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexible access to care. These formats make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, or travel and allow clients to practice strategies between sessions in their daily environments. Licensed professionals can use these options to maintain continuity of care and tailor interaction styles to what helps each person most.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Michelle commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, ADHD, grief, depression, addictions, trauma and related issues along with career and life changes. Additional areas include parenting, intimacy, eating and sleeping difficulties, and compassion fatigue.
What is Michelle's therapeutic style?
Her approach blends client-centered principles with practical, skills-based methods so clients build self-awareness and actionable strategies. Sessions emphasize authentic connection and translating insight into real-world change.
How much experience does she have?
Michelle brings 20 years of experience in counseling, coaching, and education across schools, universities, corporations, and independent practice settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds a Master’s in Counseling and an MBA from Wake Forest University and is licensed as an LCMHC in North Carolina with license number NC LCMHC 7316.
Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does accept international clients according to the documented availability.
Which session formats are available?
Michelle offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process for beginning therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

North Carolina

Languages

English