Michelle Zehner, LCSW, MD, LCSW-C

Michelle Zehner is a licensed clinical social worker based in Pennsylvania who brings four years of professional experience to her practice. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and challenges with self-esteem and motivation. Michelle also supports clients facing relationship and family concerns, grief, coping with life changes, and addiction-related issues, drawing on targeted methods such as EMDR to address trauma and its lasting effects.

Her work emphasizes a collaborative, client-centered approach that invites clients to explore thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment. Michelle aims to create an open environment where goals are clarified and practical strategies are developed to help clients move forward. She encourages those taking the first step toward therapy, recognizing that beginning work on difficult issues takes courage.

She holds credentials listed as LCSW, MD, and LCSW-C. LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker and LCSW-C denotes a clinical social work credential, both reflecting specialized training in social work and clinical practice. Michelle integrates evidence-based techniques like EMDR with motivational and client-centered methods to tailor care to each person she works with.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the client leads the conversation and the therapist reflects and validates experiences. This approach helps people clarify their values, build self-esteem, and find practical ways to address life challenges.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - EMDR is a structured method used to help people process distressing memories and reduce the intensity of trauma-related reactions. It can be helpful for those who are struggling with the lingering effects of traumatic events.

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented style that helps people resolve ambivalence and strengthen their own motivation for change. It often supports work on behaviors related to addiction, lifestyle shifts, or treatment engagement.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Michelle works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling and for how clients prefer to communicate. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and to access care from different locations while still working with licensed professionals and therapists who guide the therapeutic work.