Michelle St. Raymond, LCSW

Michelle St. Raymond is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 31 years of practice based in Louisiana. She focuses on helping people navigate big life changes and the stress that comes with them. Her work centers on trauma recovery, relationship shifts, and supporting people through transitions like aging, job changes, and health concerns.

She tends to use practical talk therapy alongside mindfulness and body-awareness work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, for example, helps people notice and change unhelpful thinking patterns. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current reactions.

Michelle emphasizes a compassionate, heart-centered style. Sessions aim to build new skills for letting go, accepting hard feelings, and taking steps toward chosen goals. She describes the client as the leader while she offers guidance and support during change.

Her background includes long-term community ties in the New Orleans and Covington area and time living in San Juan, Puerto Rico. That mix informs a flexible, person-focused approach that values cultural range and lived experience.

People often come for help with anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, relationship concerns, addiction-related issues, ADHD, and stress tied to career or caregiving. Michelle also addresses body image, eating and sleeping concerns, chronic illness, and codependency as part of life transitions.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take committed steps toward those values. It uses exercises to increase present-moment awareness and to accept difficult thoughts rather than fight them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and major life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot patterns of thinking that keep problems going and then try new behaviors. It often includes clear steps and homework to practice new skills between sessions, which can help with mood, anxiety, and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying out strategies together and adjusting the plan if something isn’t working.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. It also supports using written exercises, guided mindfulness, and homework tasks between meetings to keep progress moving.