Michelle BartnikLPC

Michelle Bartnik is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, grief, relationship strain, and trauma. She writes plainly and listens carefully so people can talk through the real things that trouble them. Michelle emphasizes strengths and practical steps to make daily life easier for people coping with change or overwhelm.

Michelle comes from a background of nine years as an LPC in Michigan. She encourages clients to name what matters most and to use their own story as a guide for change. Her work often centers on family-related stress, adoption or foster care concerns, attachment questions, and the emotional fallout from loss or upheaval.

Her approach mixes Attachment-Based ideas with Client-Centered listening and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools. That means she pays attention to relationships, follows each person’s lead, and also introduces concrete skills to shift thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on Motivational Interviewing and Narrative Therapy when it fits the client’s goals.

Sessions aim to blend practical problem-solving with open, nonjudgmental conversation. Michelle supports people processing bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, caregiver stress, body image, and career-related pressures. She tries to keep goals clear and achievable so progress feels measurable.

People curious about therapy are encouraged to start with a brief questionnaire and a scheduling step. The first conversations focus on what a workable next step looks like, tailored to a person’s life and needs.

Approach-focused online counseling that fits your schedule

Michelle often blends Attachment-Based ideas with Client-Centered listening and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques. Attachment-Based work pays attention to how relationships shape feelings and coping, helping people make sense of connection and distance. Client-Centered therapy emphasizes listening and following the person's priorities so sessions stay focused on what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at patterns of thought and behavior and offers concrete skills to reduce anxiety or shift unhelpful habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which methods to try, adjusting choices based on goals, response, and personal preference. Early sessions focus on figuring out what will feel useful and realistic.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking so you know how meetings will take place. Online work can make scheduling easier, help fit sessions around parenting and work, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people try tools and homework between sessions, making progress part of everyday life rather than only in the therapy hour.