Michelle Wygant, LPC

Michelle Wygant is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience offering outpatient therapy to children, teens, adults, and families. She earned a Master’s degree in Community Counseling from Slippery Rock University and an Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree from Liberty University, and she has five years of experience supervising counseling interns and master’s-level clinicians. Her training and supervisory background contribute to a practical, clinically grounded approach to care.

Michelle focuses on grief and loss, trauma, anxiety, depression, postpartum challenges, parenting stress, and major life transitions. She is trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and evidence-based grief treatment across the lifespan, which allows her to tailor interventions to the developmental and relational needs of each individual or family.

Her therapeutic style is warm, collaborative, and individualized. Michelle draws from person-centered methods, cognitive behavioral strategies, and solution-focused techniques to help clients better understand their thoughts and emotions, develop concrete coping skills, and move toward meaningful change. She values the courage it takes to seek support and aims to create a nonjudgmental space where clients feel heard and respected.

When someone feels overwhelmed, stuck, or ready for change, Michelle offers steady partnership and practical guidance to support healing, growth, and renewed confidence.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support and Growth

Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and meeting people where they are, offering empathy and collaboration so clients can explore their values and priorities and build stronger self-understanding. This approach is helpful for those navigating life transitions, relationship concerns, or identity questions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns and developing concrete skills to manage anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT tends to be structured and goal-oriented, with practical tools for changing behavior and improving mood.

Trauma-focused therapy addresses the effects of traumatic experiences by combining safety, coping skills, and processing of traumatic memories when appropriate. It can be particularly useful for people dealing with loss, abuse, or other significant trauma-related symptoms.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Michelle will work with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and therapists may integrate elements from different models to create a tailored plan.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into a busy life. These options can increase access to consistent support and allow clients to engage in therapy from familiar settings while maintaining the therapeutic connection with licensed professionals.