Michelle Howard, LCSW

Michelle Howard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Indiana with 16 years of professional experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, and depression. She draws on a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to support clients facing mood disorders, panic attacks, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and related concerns such as abandonment, communication difficulties, guilt and shame, and impulsivity.

Trained in EMDR, Michelle applies approaches suited to healing from traumatic experiences as well as strategies that address day-to-day patterns that contribute to distress. She frames therapy as a collaborative process, honoring each person as the expert of their own story and building on their existing strengths to work through what feels hard. Michelle encourages those taking the first step toward support, recognizing the courage involved in beginning therapy, and she aims to create a steady, practical path forward alongside her clients.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Michelle Howard integrates targeted, evidence-based techniques to address trauma and anxiety while also helping clients manage mood and relationship concerns. One approach she uses is EMDR, a therapeutic method that helps process distressing memories and reduce their ongoing emotional impact, often used for post-traumatic stress and trauma-related symptoms. She also applies practical skills-based interventions that focus on recognizing unhelpful patterns in thoughts and behaviors and learning concrete tools to manage stress, panic symptoms, and interpersonal difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Michelle works collaboratively with each person to identify methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time as progress and challenges emerge. The relationship between client and therapist guides which evidence-based strategies are emphasized.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to access regular support from licensed professionals. These formats allow therapy to fit into busy lives and provide multiple ways to stay connected between sessions, supporting continuity and consistency in care.