Michelle Mauney
Calm support for parents and life changes
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed in
- Alaska
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Michelle
Michelle Mauney is a licensed clinical social worker in Alaska with four years of professional experience. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, and major life changes. Her approach is straightforward and practical, aimed at making small, manageable shifts that ease daily life.
Sessions are set up to feel open and nonjudgmental. Michelle encourages clients to speak freely about their thoughts and feelings.
Background and approach
She focuses on building trust so people feel comfortable trying new ways of coping. In therapy she uses evidence-based techniques to address symptoms and strengthen coping skills. Conversations may cover practical strategies, emotion regulation, and ways to handle stress at home or work.
The goal is clearer thinking and more reliable routines that support wellbeing. Michelle holds an LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and practices in Alaska. She emphasizes collaboration, helping clients set realistic steps and track progress over time.
Her style is supportive but direct, with attention to what is useful right now. Getting started typically involves a brief matching process, then scheduling sessions that work with a client’s schedule. Michelle offers options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and lifestyles.
Therapeutic approaches and online flexibility
Michelle uses evidence-based techniques that focus on skill building and coping. One approach emphasizes teaching practical coping skills for stress and anxiety, such as breath work, planning routines, and breaking tasks into smaller steps. These methods aim to reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning.Another common approach involves processing traumatic experiences in small, paced steps while teaching emotion regulation. This helps people gain steadier responses to memories or triggers and practice safer ways of handling strong feelings.
Finding the right method is a collaborative process. Michelle works with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan based on what’s working and what isn’t.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Clients can meet by video call or phone, or use live chat and text-based messaging for shorter check-ins and ongoing support. These options offer more scheduling flexibility and let people maintain continuity of care even when routines change.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
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- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Alaska
- Languages
- English
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