Michelle Goehring, LCSW

Michelle Goehring is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Louisiana with 12 years of clinical experience supporting children, adolescents, and adults. The LCSW credential reflects advanced clinical training and a state license to provide mental health therapy and counseling.

Throughout her career, Michelle has worked with people facing a broad range of concerns, including stress and anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties across family, friendship, and romantic contexts, eating disorders, addiction, identity questions, and challenges with self-esteem. She brings experience helping clients navigate mood disturbances, sleep problems, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and life transitions, among other issues.

Her therapeutic approach is collaborative and grounded in practical problem solving. Michelle partners with each person to identify the most pressing challenges and to develop meaningful, manageable strategies for coping and growth. She recognizes that reaching out for support takes courage and is committed to offering steady, compassionate guidance as clients move toward their goals.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Michelle frequently uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which helps people clarify personal values and build psychological flexibility so they can move toward a more meaningful life even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings arise. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another common approach she employs - it focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and developing practical skills to change behaviors and improve mood and anxiety symptoms. Client-Centered Therapy informs her work as well, emphasizing a respectful, nonjudgmental partnership in which the therapist follows the client’s lead and supports self-directed growth.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Michelle works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit best for their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to attend sessions from home, manage scheduling around work or family, and maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are not feasible, while working with licensed professionals and therapists who tailor treatment to individual concerns.