Michele Manyko-Baranowski, LPC

Michele Manyko-Baranowski is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with 10 years of clinical experience. She supports people facing stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, and anger management concerns, and she also works with concentration, memory, and focus challenges. Her practice extends to ADHD, self-esteem issues, communication and family problems, impulsivity, self-love, social anxiety and phobia, and workplace-related struggles.

Working from a strengths-based, client-centered perspective, Michele believes each person is the expert of their own story and that existing strengths can be used to overcome current challenges. She frames the decision to seek therapy as a courageous first step toward a more fulfilling and happier life, and she positions herself as a supportive partner who empowers clients throughout the process.

Michele combines empathy with practical strategies to help clients set goals, build coping skills, and improve daily functioning. Her approach emphasizes collaboration, respect for individual preferences, and tailored interventions that align with each client's needs and pace.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Michele Manyko-Baranowski draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, empathic space where the therapist follows the client’s lead and helps strengthen self-awareness and self-worth. This approach is especially useful for relationship concerns, self-esteem work, and navigating life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors through practical exercises and skills-building; it can be helpful for managing anxiety, stress, anger, and difficulties with concentration and focus.

Motivational Interviewing supports clients who feel ambivalent about change by exploring values and strengthening internal motivation, which can aid work on impulsivity and commitment to new habits. Michele works collaboratively with each person to determine which combination of approaches best fits their goals and preferences, adapting methods as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Michele is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility to fit different schedules and lifestyles. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to access a licensed professional from the convenience of home or other settings while addressing stress, anxiety, relationships, ADHD, and related concerns.