Michelle Woodison-EvansLMSW

Michelle Woodison-Evans is a licensed social worker with 34 years of experience supporting people through major life challenges. She helps with addiction recovery, relationship strain, trauma and intimacy concerns. Michelle also assists those dealing with grief, anxiety, isolation, and questions about purpose and identity.

She supports people facing mood challenges, panic, and posttraumatic stress. Michelle helps with attachment patterns, communication problems, and struggles around self-worth. She guides those navigating divorce, pregnancy-related stress, caregiving demands, chronic illness, and financial strain.

Her style is straightforward and compassionate. She aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak honestly. Sessions focus on small, practical steps that lead to clearer thinking and steadier emotional responses.

Michelle uses methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, the Gottman Method, and Internal Family Systems to shape sessions. She explains tools and practices in everyday language so people can try them between meetings. Work may include improving communication, building coping skills, and looking at core beliefs that keep old patterns alive.

Counseling from a non-denominational Christian perspective is available on request. Michelle is based in Michigan and offers guidance tailored to each person’s values and goals.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Michelle often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT focuses on practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and break cycles that feed addiction or low self-worth.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotion regulation and strong reactions are a concern. DBT teaches skills for tolerating distress, managing intense feelings, and improving interpersonal effectiveness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Michelle will talk with each person about goals, history, and what feels most useful, then tailor methods to match those needs. That conversation is collaborative and may shift over time as progress is made.

Please confirm the current online session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make regular meetings easier to fit into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue work through transitions like pregnancy or caregiving changes while keeping therapy consistent and focused on practical progress.