Michelle Price, LPC

Michelle Price is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) registered with the Virginia Board of Counseling, bringing 14 years of experience supporting children, adolescents, adults and families across community mental health settings. Over her career she has served in roles such as Clinical Program Manager for Counseling Services and has worked in outpatient services, crisis services, intensive in-home services and therapeutic day treatment programs, developing practical skills for diverse clinical needs.

Her primary theoretical orientation is cognitive behavioral therapy - a flexible, skills-focused approach she frequently uses because it maps well to day-to-day patterns and coping strategies. She also integrates techniques from attachment-based and trauma-focused models when they meet a client’s needs, reflecting training in Trauma-focused CBT, Attachment Based Family Therapy (ABFT), the Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA), and Al’s Pals. Michelle has additional experience administering diagnostic tools such as the K-SADS to inform treatment planning.

Michelle works with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, family and relationship issues, mood disorders, anxiety and stress, ADHD, addiction, grief, parenting challenges, and caregiver stress. She emphasizes practical, collaborative work with clients to identify goals and build skills, and she acknowledges how challenging it can be to reach out for help. Michelle welcomes the opportunity to support individuals and families as they begin and continue their therapeutic journeys.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Michelle draws primarily from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which helps clients identify and shift thought and behavior patterns that contribute to stress, anxiety, mood concerns and day-to-day difficulties. CBT is practical and skills-focused, often teaching strategies that can be used between sessions to manage symptoms and improve functioning.

She also uses attachment-based approaches to explore relationship patterns and family dynamics, especially when difficulties originate in early connections or affect caregiving relationships. These methods aim to strengthen emotional bonds and improve communication within families and close relationships.

When trauma is a central concern, trauma-focused therapy techniques are integrated to address the impact of past adverse experiences while pacing work according to each person’s readiness. Michelle adapts interventions to each client’s history and goals, combining methods when helpful.

Finding the right approach is collaborative - Michelle works with clients to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds. Online therapy offers practical flexibility for this process. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions provide an audio option, and live chat or text-based messaging support more frequent or brief check-ins between sessions. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, school and family commitments while working with licensed professionals and therapists to move toward meaningful change.