- Client-centered approach
- Practical skill building
- Multicultural perspective
About Michelle
Michelle Harmolin is a licensed professional counselor practicing in New Jersey. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. She also supports those facing grief, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and addiction concerns. Michelle brings an affirming, multicultural perspective to her work and centers respect for identity in sessions.
She uses a straightforward, compassionate style. Sessions focus on building self-awareness, improving communication, and strengthening coping skills. Michelle emphasizes practical steps people can try between appointments. Her goal is to help clients notice patterns, make small changes, and feel more grounded day to day.
Michelle often integrates client-centered work with structured tools from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches. That combination lets clients both explore feelings and practice new behaviors. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are added when they fit the client's goals and readiness.
With eight years of clinical experience, Michelle draws on work with people dealing with attachment concerns, codependency, abandonment, and relational trust. She also addresses control issues, jealousy, and feelings of emptiness. Her background supports people navigating gender dysphoria, LGBT identity questions, and communication challenges.
Sessions are delivered in a collaborative manner where the client helps shape goals. Michelle aims for clear, manageable steps and realistic plans. People who work with her can expect a balance of listening, practical skill-building, and exploration of values and identity.
Approaches that guide online work and practical steps
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. It helps people feel heard and supports self-directed growth by asking open questions and reflecting what matters most to the client.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors together. It offers concrete techniques to test unhelpful thoughts and to try small behavior changes, which can ease anxiety, low mood, and relationship patterns.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication. Those skills are useful when strong emotions, impulsivity, or relationship conflicts are present.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust methods over time. Together they decide which tools to prioritize and how to practice them between sessions.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people practice skills in the settings where they live and relate these experiences back to sessions for focused problem solving.
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Experience
8+ years
Credentials
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Michelle commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, grief, and coping with life changes. Addictions, codependency, relationship and family problems are also areas she addresses.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is compassionate and down-to-earth. Sessions mix listening with practical tools to build coping skills and communication.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has eight years of clinical experience working with attachment issues, abandonment concerns, and identity questions among other areas.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds the LPC credential, listed as NJ LPC, and practices in New Jersey.
Which languages are sessions offered in and can international clients sign up?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current online or in-person options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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