Michele Gouin, LMSW, LCSW

Michele Gouin is a licensed social worker with 25 years of clinical experience who helps people manage family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, anxiety, and life transitions. She works with concerns like self-esteem, stress, grief, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and caregiving strain. Michele aims to make the first step feel manageable and affirms the courage it takes to begin therapy.

Her style is warm and respectful. Michele listens first and then tailors conversations to each person’s needs. She uses clear language and practical steps, not jargon, so people can try things between sessions and notice small changes.

Michele draws on client-centered therapy to follow the client’s lead and build a trusting relationship. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot thinking patterns and try different actions. Emotionally-focused therapy informs her work on relationships and attachment concerns.

With a long practice across Michigan and Nevada, Michele has supported people through grief, end-of-life caregiving, adoption and blended family stress, and divorce or separation. She helps people work through family-of-origin issues, codependency, control issues, and impulsivity with patience and practical conversation.

Michele explains options and partners on a plan that fits daily life and goals. She adjusts the pace if someone needs steady check-ins or a few focused sessions for a specific problem. People who want to start are invited to select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule according to availability.

How Michele Uses Therapy Approaches Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding your experience and following your priorities. In sessions the therapist listens, reflects what she hears, and helps you name what matters so goals can be clear and realistic.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions interact. Michele helps people identify unhelpful thinking, try small behavior changes, and track results to reduce anxiety, depression, or impulsive responses.

Emotionally-focused therapy concentrates on patterns in close relationships. It can help people who want to improve connection, manage attachment worries, or work through intimacy-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michele will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and then together they decide which methods to use. The plan can change as progress is made and new priorities appear.

The original profile does not specify the exact online session formats available, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and conversation to match a person’s daily routine and caregiving responsibilities.