Michelle Mohn, LCSW

Michelle Mohn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois with nine years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, navigate grief and loss, and cope with major life changes. As a Certified Oncology Social Worker, she has worked for many years with clients facing life-changing diagnoses and supports them as they navigate life during and after diagnosis. She also addresses compassion fatigue and caregiver stress, bringing experience supporting those affected by chronic illness, pain, and hospice and end-of-life concerns.

Michelle approaches therapy from a client-centered perspective, honoring that each person is the expert of their own story and has strengths to draw on when facing challenges. She integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to help identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors while collaborating with clients to match strategies to their goals. Her practice includes work on relationships and family dynamics, self-esteem and body image, workplace and money issues, and finding meaning and life purpose.

Taking the first step toward a more fulfilling life often requires courage, and Michelle offers steady, compassionate support throughout that process. She aims to help clients build practical coping skills, reconnect with their values, and move toward greater resilience and well-being.

Client-Centered and CBT Approaches for Online Care

Michelle Mohn draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in her online practice. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person’s experience without judgment, building on strengths and personal values to support growth and decision-making; it is often helpful for people facing life transitions, relationship challenges, and struggles with self-esteem. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical tools to change unhelpful patterns, which can be useful for managing anxiety, stress, and coping with illness.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work itself. Michelle collaborates with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts strategies over time so the plan remains useful and relevant.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can happen by video call or phone, and some work can continue through live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, maintain continuity during life changes, and access support from home or work while working with a licensed professional.