Michelle Hoff , LMFT

Michelle Hoff is a licensed marriage and family therapist who brings a faith-informed perspective to clinical work while serving people across individual, couple, family, and group settings. She holds LMFT credentials - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - and is also a National Certified Counselor and a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional, credentials that reflect advanced training in counseling and anxiety-specific care. She maintains professional membership in the American Association of Christian Counselors and the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

Michelle began working in the mental health field in 2015 and moved into clinical practice in 2017. She owns Unfolding With Truth Counseling, LLC and also works part time with an online counseling service. Her experience includes support for depression, anxiety, addiction, family dynamic issues, relational conflict, stress, trauma and abuse, personality concerns, and issues related to spirituality and military service.

Her style is described as warm and understanding, grounded in respect, sensitivity, and compassion, with a conscious effort to avoid stigmatizing labels. She integrates cognitive-behavioral techniques, humanistic and solution-focused ideas, mindfulness practices, and attention to family dynamics to tailor treatment to each person s goals and circumstances. Michelle emphasizes collaboration and individualized plans to help people move toward more fulfilling and resilient lives.

Attachment, Client-Centered, and CBT Approaches for Online Care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships influence current patterns of closeness and trust. It helps people understand attachment needs, improve emotional connection, and address issues such as abandonment, intimacy concerns, and relationship cycles.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a collaborative, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist offers empathy and unconditional positive regard. This approach supports self-exploration, builds self-esteem, and is helpful for people facing life transitions, grief, or identity and value questions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a practical, skills-oriented approach that helps people identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and develop coping strategies for anxiety, depression, panic, and stress-related problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Michelle will work collaboratively to assess a person s needs, goals, and preferences and adapt methods from these approaches to form a tailored plan that fits the individual or family.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit care into a busy life, maintain continuity across schedules and locations, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable. These formats support flexible access to licensed professionals and therapists while allowing substantive therapeutic work to continue from wherever the client is located.