Michele McShea , LCSW

Michele McShea is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 19 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and groups navigate life’s challenges. She approaches therapy with a belief that people can heal and grow, and she blends insight and practical coping strategies to support lasting change. Michele works collaboratively with clients to build self-confidence, strengthen inner resources, and improve how they respond to the world around them.

Her clinical work addresses a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, LGBTQ issues, and family of origin struggles. She also focuses on areas such as stress, addictions, grief, self-esteem, intimacy-related concerns, and coping with life transitions. Michele aims to help clients both heal from past wounds and increase daily functioning so they can participate more fully in life.

Clients who work with Michele can expect a compassionate, respectful partnership in which insight and practical tools go hand in hand. She considers it an honor to be invited into a person’s healing process and to support steps toward greater peace, connection, and personal growth.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Michele McShea

Michele McShea uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and develop practical strategies for change. CBT is often useful for concerns such as anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching skills to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.

She also incorporates Existential Therapy to explore questions of meaning, values, and life direction. This approach can support people facing life transitions, feelings of emptiness, or struggles with purpose by encouraging reflection on choices and personal responsibility.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Michele works collaboratively with each person to determine what methods best align with their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors sessions so insight and coping skills complement one another as the work progresses.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility - sessions can occur via video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging - allowing clients to engage in therapy from different locations and in formats that fit their schedules. Licensed professionals, including therapists like Michele, can adapt these options to support consistent progress and greater convenience for clients.