Michelle Mauney, LCSW

Michelle Mauney is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with four years of professional experience and active licensure in Alaska and Oklahoma. She focuses her practice on common concerns such as stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes. Michelle aims to establish an open, supportive space where thoughts and feelings can be expressed without judgment and where clients can explore options for change.

She approaches each case with practicality and empathy, helping individuals identify goals, build coping skills, and take manageable steps toward a more satisfying life. Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address immediate concerns while supporting longer-term personal growth. Her style emphasizes collaboration - clients and therapist work together to set the pace and shape treatment to match individual needs and values.

Michelle recognizes the courage it takes to seek change and positions herself as a partner in that process, offering steady encouragement, clear guidance, and practical tools aimed at increasing resilience and day-to-day functioning.

Practical Approaches for Online Support and Growth

Michelle uses focused, evidence-based strategies to help clients manage symptoms and build skills. One common approach emphasizes thought-focused and behavior-focused strategies - learning practical techniques to reduce anxiety, reframe unhelpful thinking patterns, and develop routines that support wellbeing. This approach is useful for stress, anxiety, and everyday coping. Another area of focus is trauma-informed care - a careful, paced way of working that helps people process difficult experiences while attending to emotional safety and resilience. This support can be helpful for those dealing with past abuse or traumatic stress. Michelle also offers practical parenting and coping skills coaching that helps caregivers navigate challenges, improve communication, and establish manageable routines for family life.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Michelle works collaboratively with clients to identify which techniques best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods over time as progress unfolds. Licensed professionals tailor the work to each person rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit care into a busy life - sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options expand access to regular support and allow clients to engage in therapy in ways that feel most practical and sustainable for them.