Michelle Evans, LCPC, LCMHC
Therapist focused on practical change
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- Midlife and life transitions
- Eating and body image
- Skills and values work
About Michelle
Michelle Evans is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 17 years of experience based in Vermont. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, life transitions, and midlife concerns. Michelle uses a warm, direct style and aims to make sessions feel approachable and respectful for adults seeking change.
Her work often centers on eating and body-image concerns, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, and ADHD-related struggles. She also helps people address career pressures, self-esteem, grief, and compassion fatigue. Michelle supports clients dealing with family-of-origin issues, separation and divorce, and communication or commitment problems.
Michelle draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT). In practice she blends skills training, values-based coaching, and emotion-focused conversation to help people make concrete changes. Sessions may involve learning grounding and coping skills, experimenting with new behaviors, and clarifying priorities.
She works with parents on behavioral challenges and with people facing eating and food-related issues. Michelle tries to keep therapy warm and welcoming, and she adapts to each persons needs. Sessions are practical and conversational, focused on what helps someone move forward.
To begin, people choose the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapists availability. Costs vary by location and subscription terms, which can be canceled at any time.
Her work often centers on eating and body-image concerns, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, and ADHD-related struggles. She also helps people address career pressures, self-esteem, grief, and compassion fatigue. Michelle supports clients dealing with family-of-origin issues, separation and divorce, and communication or commitment problems.
Michelle draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT). In practice she blends skills training, values-based coaching, and emotion-focused conversation to help people make concrete changes. Sessions may involve learning grounding and coping skills, experimenting with new behaviors, and clarifying priorities.
She works with parents on behavioral challenges and with people facing eating and food-related issues. Michelle tries to keep therapy warm and welcoming, and she adapts to each persons needs. Sessions are practical and conversational, focused on what helps someone move forward.
To begin, people choose the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapists availability. Costs vary by location and subscription terms, which can be canceled at any time.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
17+ years
Credentials
Maryland, Vermont
Languages
English
How practical therapies translate to online work
Michelle commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters to them and act in line with those values. ACT often involves simple exercises in noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice alternative behaviors through structured exercises and homework. CBT is useful for anxiety, depressive symptoms, and repetitive worry. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, often through coaching on distress tolerance and emotion regulation.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences, and daily realities to decide which methods to emphasize. This is a collaborative process that can shift as needs change.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten check-ins, or avoid travel between appointments. Some people find phone or video sessions let them use quieter surroundings, spend less time commuting, or balance therapy with parenting or work breaks. Licensed professionals tailor exercises and between-session tasks to the online setting so progress continues outside appointments.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Michelle commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, eating and body-image issues, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What style of therapy can I expect?
Therapy blends skills-based work and emotion-focused conversation with practical exercises. Expect a collaborative, conversational approach that focuses on clear goals and manageable steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Michelle has 17 years of professional experience supporting people with eating disorders, anxiety, OCD, and parenting concerns.
Where is Michelle licensed to practice?
She holds LCPC credentials and practices from Vermont for clients located within that jurisdiction.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapists availability.