Michelle Hill, LCSW

Michelle Hill is a licensed clinical social worker with eight years of practice who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and major life shifts. She welcomes straightforward conversations about what feels stuck and works with each person to name goals and next steps.

Her style is practical and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on clear problems and simple tools that can be used between visits. She listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps people test different ways of responding.

Michelle combines cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance and commitment ideas and client-centered listening. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, try small behavior changes, and clarify personal values to guide decisions. Mindfulness and some dialectical behavior skills also appear when they help with emotional regulation.

She has experience supporting people through parenting strain, caregiving stress, end-of-life concerns, and midlife transitions. She also addresses relationship and intimacy-related issues, career challenges, depression, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue.

Michelle completed her Master of Social Work at the University of Texas at San Antonio after beginning her education in Flint, Michigan. She holds an LCSW in Texas and offers help in English. Her approach aims to make therapy practical, approachable, and focused on measurable progress.

Practical approaches for online therapy

Michelle uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts that feed anxiety or low mood and practice small behavior changes that shift outcomes. CBT focuses on testing beliefs and trying new actions to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which emphasizes clarifying what matters to a person and taking committed steps toward those values even when difficult feelings are present. Client-centered therapy provides a supportive space where the client's perspective guides the work and the therapist follows the client's lead.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Michelle will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then suggest approaches to try. She adjusts methods as progress is made so the work stays relevant to current needs.

Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth work and skill practice. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit quick check-ins, skill reminders, and ongoing support between longer sessions.