Michelle Ross
Compassionate CBT-informed care for complex concerns
LPC Idaho
- Experience
- 4 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Languages
- English
About Michelle
Michelle Ross is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Idaho who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, and LGBTQ-related concerns.
Background and approach
She brings four years of clinical experience and a practical, strengths-oriented perspective that centers the client as the expert in their own life. Her background includes study in clinical psychology and a master's degree emphasizing marriage and family counseling, which inform a systemic and skills-based approach to care.
Before entering counseling, she served four years in the U.S. Navy as a Machinist Mate and holds undergraduate degrees in German language and literature and in clinical psychology.
Michelle uses evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and she is trained in EMDR. She combines these approaches with mindfulness techniques to tailor treatments to individual needs, addressing issues like dissociation, self-harm, identity-related stress, communication problems, and mood or personality concerns.
Michelle emphasizes collaboration, helping clients identify strengths, clarify goals, and develop practical skills for daily life. Her practice supports people working through grief, isolation, life purpose questions, and complex co-occurring problems, offering a thoughtful mix of therapy styles to match each person’s goals and preferences.
CBT, DBT, EMDR and how they translate online
Therapists in Michelle Ross's practice use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and develop practical skills for changing patterns of behavior and emotion. CBT tends to focus on present-day problems and teaches concrete techniques for managing anxiety, depression, and mood symptoms.Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. DBT can be especially useful when intense emotions or self-harm urges interfere with daily functioning, providing step-by-step strategies to increase stability. eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, or EMDR, is a trauma-focused method that involves processing distressing memories and sensations; when appropriate, EMDR can be integrated into a broader treatment plan to address post-traumatic stress and trauma-related symptoms.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to explore which methods feel most useful, adjusting techniques based on the person’s needs, goals, and preferences rather than adhering rigidly to a single modality.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing continuity of care across busy schedules and different locations. These formats make it easier to practice skills between sessions and to receive support in moments when it’s needed, while enabling licensed professionals to tailor interventions to the client’s circumstances and daily life.
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Areas of expertise
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Licensed
Idaho
Languages
English