About Michelle
Michelle Lathon is a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C) practicing in Maryland. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and struggles with self-esteem. She focuses on practical support when life changes feel overwhelming.
Her approach aims to make the first steps feel manageable and clear. She describes her work as collaborative and strengths-based. Sessions are offered in a calm, nonjudgmental way where the person’s own resources are noticed and used.
How Michelle works
Michelle listens for the concrete problems causing distress and helps break them into small, achievable steps. She emphasizes building resilience and learning ways to cope day to day. Her stated areas of focus include caregiver stress, family of origin and family problems, abandonment and attachment issues, and challenges around aging, illness, and end-of-life concerns.
She also addresses feelings of emptiness, guilt, shame, jealousy, and difficulties finding life purpose. These topics are approached with practical tools and attention to emotions. Michelle reports using an integrative, evidence-based approach tailored to each person.
She draws from Humanistic and Person-Centered influences, Somatic techniques, and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Together with clients she identifies what methods fit best and adjusts as needed. With 15 years of experience as a social worker, Michelle brings a steady presence to difficult conversations.
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What Michelle works with
The areas below are the ones Michelle selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW-C |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches translate to online work
Michelle lists several evidence-based techniques she draws on and uses explanations people can understand. Humanistic and Person-Centered work focuses on validating a person’s experience and building a trusting relationship to support growth. It helps when someone needs acceptance and clear, respectful space to talk.Somatic techniques pay attention to bodily sensations and how emotions show up in the body. These methods can help people notice stress reactions and learn small ways to calm physical tension. Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy targets troubling thoughts and reactions after traumatic events and teaches practical skills to reduce distress and regain control.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level, and she adapts the plan over time based on what helps most.
The practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions into a busy week and removing travel time so sessions can be shorter or more frequent when needed. The biography did not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions make it simpler to maintain continuity of care and to connect with a licensed professional from where they are able to join.
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