Michele’s approach is collaborative, holistic and growth-oriented, believing in the importance of building on people’s strengths, successes and positive experiences, while acknowledging and addressing the influences of the past. She’s oriented to the development of a supportive, caring, and honest relationship based on mutual respect and fostering a therapeutic environment that allows individuals to achieve their personally established goals. With her support, clients begin to identify and strengthen their motivation for change, thus approaching change in a manner congruent with their personal values, creating a foundation for sustaining these changes.

Michele earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication from Michigan State University and a Master’s Degree from Center for Humanistic Studies in Psychology (Now Michigan School of Professional Psychology). She is a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC) through the Michigan Certification Board of Addiction Professionals. Her clinical acumen was established through working with dual-diagnosis clients at in-patient treatment facilities. Additionally, group and individual work, through intensive outpatient programs, laid the foundation for a successful private practice over the last decade.

• Alcohol and Drug Abuse
• Borderline Personality
• Chronic Relapse
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Divorce
• Domestic Violence
• Dual Diagnosis
• Family Conflict
• Gambling
• Grief
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Self Esteem
• Spirituality
• Substance Abuse
• Weight Loss