Michelle is passionate about working alongside clients to help them build skills to manage their emotional reactions to life. Her experience is wide, working with people of all backgrounds, ages 6 and up, with different issues including depression, anxiety, parent-child relationships, personal trauma, other life issues and mental illness. She also administers psychological evaluations to help determine appropriate diagnosis, treatment planning and provide customized recommendations.

Her individual therapy is based on the belief that every person and family has strengths on which they can build. She incorporates different therapy techniques including Trauma Focused-CBT, mindfulness and structured family therapy into a client-centered approach focused on the whole person and/or family.

Michelle earned her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Emporia state University and is a Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist. She has 9 years of experience working in the mental health field, including work as a case manager, crisis case manager, a therapist for individuals, families and groups, and in the community mental health setting administering psychological evaluations.

Focus Areas:

• Trauma Focused therapy
• Mindfulness
• Depression
• Anxiety
• ADHD
• ODD
• Behavioral problems
• Parent-child relationship
• LGBT/QIA+

Michelle is in-network with the following insurance companies:

• Aetna
• Aetna Better Health (Kancare)
• All Savers
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Golden Rule
• Medica
• Meritain
• Optum
• ProviDrs Care
• Sunflower (Kancare)
• UMR
• United (Commercial)
• United (Kancare)