Therapist profile
Michelle Bartnik, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Attachment-based work
- CBT strategies
- Narrative techniques
About Michelle
Michelle Bartnik is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 9 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, parenting concerns, and trauma and abuse. She also supports people managing ADHD, bipolar challenges, career changes, and family-related issues.
She sees the person as the expert on their own story. Sessions focus on practical conversation and concrete steps rather than labels. Michelle aims to help people notice strengths they already have and use those strengths to handle current problems.
Her approach draws on attachment-focused ideas, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral techniques. That means attention to how relationships shape feelings, space for people to speak openly, and hands-on strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also uses narrative and motivational methods to clarify goals and build momentum.
In a typical visit she helps people sort through tangled family dynamics, parenting strain, or past hurts that still affect day-to-day life. Expect direct questions, clear options, and practical homework you can try between sessions. Michelle tends to keep sessions focused and grounded in what needs to change now.
She practices in Michigan and conducts work in English. If you are figuring out how to cope with difficult family interactions or the weight of parenting, she helps map a path forward and supports follow-through on small, realistic steps.
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How Michelle’s approaches translate to online work
Michelle draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral methods. Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and reactions, which can help untangle recurring family conflicts and patterns. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely to your experience and reflecting it back so you can make clearer choices about what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thinking, feeling, and doing, and offers concrete exercises to test new ways of responding to stress or anxiety.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Michelle will talk with you about your goals and try methods that fit your situation. She checks in and adjusts the plan as needed so techniques match your priorities and daily life demands.
Session formats are not listed in the profile, so please confirm which options are available before you book. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Therapists often use a mix of discussion, skill-building exercises, and brief tasks to practice between sessions so therapy connects to real-life routines.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related family issues.
How would she approach my situation?
She uses client-centered listening alongside attachment-informed and cognitive behavioral techniques to identify patterns and try concrete changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Michelle has 9 years of professional experience working with adults on family and personal concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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