- Attachment based
- Cognitive behavioral
- Narrative therapy
About Michelle
Michelle Bartnik is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting, depression, relationship issues, grief, career transitions, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. Michelle also pays attention to blended family issues and attachment-related concerns.
She uses clear, conversational sessions that let people talk through what is happening in their life. Conversations aim to identify practical steps and to sort out what feels most urgent. Michelle treats people as the experts on their own lives and looks for strengths to build on.
Her work draws on attachment-based ideas to help with relationship patterns. She also uses cognitive behavioral tools to break unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Narrative and client-centered approaches help people reframe difficult experiences and guide the pace of work.
In sessions she helps with concrete topics like communication problems, co-parenting friction, feelings of isolation, and juggling caregiver stress. She listens for patterns tied to abandonment, adoption and foster care histories, and family-of-origin issues. Clients often leave with small, doable steps to try between sessions.
Michelle practices in Michigan and runs short, focused meetings to address immediate problems as well as longer work on deeper patterns. People looking to explore stepfamily or blended household challenges will find practical, direct discussion about routines, roles, and loyalty conflicts. To begin, prospective clients follow the site's process to see online therapy options and schedule a first appointment.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions can help
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections. It can help when trust, loyalty, or closeness feel difficult in a blended household. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It helps break cycles of worry, negative self-talk, and reactions that fuel stress and anxiety.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick methods that match their goals and situation. That might mean combining attachment ideas with CBT or using narrative techniques to rewrite a problem story. The plan shifts as progress or new issues appear.
Confirm available session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins between in-depth meetings. They also let people join from quieter surroundings or during a break at work when that suits their schedule. The therapist will discuss pacing, homework, and practical steps to try between sessions so therapy fits everyday life.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting, depression, relationship issues, grief, career shifts, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. Blended family issues and attachment concerns are listed focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
She follows a client-centered style and uses attachment-based, cognitive behavioral, narrative, and motivational techniques. Sessions emphasize listening, practical steps, and reframing unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of clinical experience as an LPC working in mental health settings and with individual clients.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and she practices in Michigan.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as format details were not specified in the biography.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact rates depend on the chosen subscription plan and region.
How do I start working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.