Michelle SimonMN Psychologist LP3155

Michelle Simon is a Minnesota psychologist with 33 years of professional experience. She works with people facing relationship and family challenges, parenting stress, self-esteem concerns, anxiety, depression, and major life transitions. Her approach is practical and direct, focused on everyday steps a person can take to feel steadier.

She typically uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems stuck. She also practices client-centered therapy, shaping conversations around each person’s priorities and pace. Sessions look like straightforward talk, goal-setting, and trying small changes between meetings.

Michelle has worked with people dealing with divorce, custody-related stress, fertility and pregnancy concerns, grief, trauma, and caregiving strain. She understands how family systems and communication issues affect daily life and decision-making. She brings that experience into planning realistic next steps.

Her style is respectful and compassionate. She aims to tailor the conversation and plan to what a person actually wants to change. That can mean coaching around difficult conversations, clarifying values after a life change, or building coping skills for anxiety and anger.

Michelle is licensed in Minnesota as MN Psychologist LP3155. Sessions are conducted in English. If someone is considering therapy, she recommends starting with a short questionnaire and a scheduling step to match needs and timing.

How her approaches guide online work

Michelle commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, understanding a person’s concerns, and shaping sessions around what matters most to them. It is useful for people who need space to sort feelings and decide priorities.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps when someone wants concrete tools to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or change unhelpful habits by practicing different ways of thinking and behaving.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work collaboratively to see which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made. That means trying an approach for a few sessions and changing course if something else looks more helpful.

Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, cut down travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone pick times that work around childcare, work, or medical appointments rather than rearranging an entire day.