- Strengths based approach
- Solution focused steps
- Home and outpatient experience
About Michelle
Michelle Schmidt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Wisconsin with 19 years of professional experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, and anger. Michelle also helps people facing family difficulties, trauma and abuse, and challenges such as addictions or ADHD.
She has worked in outpatient settings and in clients' homes. That means she has experience helping people manage everyday problems as well as more intense life events. Her background includes supporting people through loss, caregiving strain, postpartum depression, and issues that affect intimacy and self-esteem.
Michelle’s clinical approach began with Strengths-Based Solution-Focused Therapy. That approach focuses on identifying what already works for someone and building on it to find practical solutions. In sessions she aims to help people notice strengths, set small goals, and try steps that fit their life.
Sessions typically include direct conversation about what’s happening now and practical steps to change patterns that cause anger or ongoing stress. She draws on experience helping people with forgiveness, guilt and shame, and with practical concerns at end of life or during caregiving.
People who want help with work frustration, resentment in relationships, parenting stress, or managing intense reactions may find her approach practical and straightforward. To begin, prospective clients use the online matching process and schedule a first session to talk about goals and next steps.
How practical approaches translate to online sessions
Strengths-Based work focuses on spotting what a person already does well and using those abilities to change patterns. Online sessions can look at recent moments of anger, identify small shifts, and plan doable steps to try between meetings. Solution-Focused techniques keep attention on clear goals and short-term changes rather than long explorations, which can help with stress, relationship tension, and managing strong reactions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try practical exercises, and adjust methods based on what helps. That means together they decide whether to stick with strengths-based steps or try another evidence-based technique that fits the person’s needs and preferences.
Please confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, to check in during a short break, or to avoid travel time. It can also allow shorter problem-focused check-ins when needed. Therapists and licensed professionals often find that practical, goal-oriented work can transfer well to remote sessions while still focusing on real-life changes.
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Experience
19+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, anger, trauma and related concerns listed in her profile.
How would she approach my anger or temper?
Her starting point is Strengths-Based Solution-Focused Therapy, which looks for what already helps you and then builds practical steps to change unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 19 years of professional work experience in outpatient settings and in clients' homes.
Is she a licensed clinician and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Wisconsin and practices there.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.