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Michelle Price

Practical support for family and parenting challenges

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
14 years
Licensed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Michelle

Michelle Price is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who focuses on family and parenting concerns as well as related stressors. She has 14 years of experience working in community mental health settings and guides parents and caregivers through practical steps to improve family functioning.

Her tone is straightforward and supportive, helping people take small, doable actions when life feels overwhelming. Michelle uses a mix of approaches but often returns to cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, for its clear tools and simple structure.

Background and approach

She also draws on attachment-based ideas and trauma-focused techniques when those fit a family's needs. Sessions usually focus on concrete skills, problem solving, and making changes that families can keep using after sessions end. Her background includes roles managing outpatient, crisis, intensive in-home, and therapeutic day treatment programs.

That work gave her experience with children, teens, adults, and whole families dealing with mood disorders, trauma, ADHD, and behavior challenges. She has training in Trauma-Focused CBT and Attachment-Based Family Therapy among other methods. In the room she listens first and aims to build a plan that fits each household's routines and limits.

Parents can expect direct guidance, step-by-step strategies, and coaching on how to use new tools with children. Michelle helps families move from feeling stuck to trying practical changes. She offers sessions in English and provides phone, video, live chat, and text-based messaging options.

Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the Start Therapy button so families can pick a format that works for them.

Approach-driven online care for families

Michelle often uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which focuses on clear steps to change thoughts and behaviors and is helpful for anxiety, depression, stress, and parenting challenges. She also applies attachment-based therapy ideas to help family members rebuild trust and improve closeness after conflict or disruption. When trauma is part of the picture, trauma-focused therapy is used to address painful memories and teach coping skills so everyday life can feel more manageable.

Choosing the right method is a team effort. The therapist will listen to your concerns, review what has helped or not helped before, and together you will try approaches that match your goals and values. That collaborative process helps find techniques that actually fit your family routine.

Online sessions make this work more flexible. Video calls let families meet from home, phone sessions work when screens are hard, and live chat or text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins or skill coaching between meetings. These options support consistent care while fitting around school, work, and caregiving responsibilities.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of family concerns are addressed?
She works with a broad set of family and parenting issues including trauma, parenting stress, behavior problems, attachment concerns, grief, mood disorders, and issues like ADHD and anxiety.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and direct. She uses CBT tools, attachment ideas, and trauma-focused techniques to create simple, step-by-step plans families can use.
What is her professional background?
Michelle has 14 years of experience in community mental health and has managed outpatient, crisis, intensive in-home, and therapeutic day treatment programs.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with license number VA LPC 0701005476 and practices from Virginia.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer online?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the client's preference.
How are costs handled for therapy?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
14 years
Licensed
Virginia
Languages
English

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