- Family and parenting
- Career guidance
- Anxiety and stress
About Michelle
Michelle Waguespack is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) based in Louisiana who focuses on family and parenting concerns as well as stress and anxiety. She helps people facing career decisions, life transitions, and relationship struggles. Her approach centers on clear communication and building self-esteem through practical steps.
She has 12 years of counseling experience across university, business, and private practice settings. Her graduate work emphasized marriage and family topics, and she developed a strong interest in career counseling for people at all stages. She also works with issues such as grief and loss, confidence building, blended family strains, aging and geriatric concerns, and codependency.
Sessions are collaborative and client-centered. That means the conversation is guided by each person’s goals and what feels most useful to them. Michelle blends client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and brief solution-focused strategies to help people identify patterns and test small changes.
In the room she aims to be warm and nonjudgmental while offering straightforward suggestions. Practical exercises and goal-setting are common, and clients often leave with concrete next steps to try between meetings. Work might include communication practice, coping strategies for anxiety, or steps to make a career move more manageable.
Michelle invites prospective clients to consider what they want to change and to start with a short matching process. She works collaboratively to set goals and adjust the plan as progress is made. The focus is on useful, achievable change rather than labels or lengthy assessments.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. It helps people clarify goals, feel heard, and make choices that fit their life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect feelings and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and low self-esteem. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on small, concrete changes and builds on existing strengths to reach short-term goals.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify what feels most helpful based on their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying one approach, combining techniques, or adjusting the plan as progress is made.
The practical benefit of online therapy is that it can fit into busy schedules and everyday life. Online options may make it easier to have a brief check-in during a work break or avoid travel time. The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to remote sessions to focus on communication skills, coping strategies, goal setting, and problem-solving in ways that fit daily routines.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Louisiana, Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Michelle focus on?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career decisions, coping with life changes, relationship and family matters, and parenting. Additional focus areas include aging and geriatric issues, blended family issues, and codependency.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and client-centered, emphasizing a warm, nonjudgmental relationship. She blends listening with practical tools to help people set and reach goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of counseling experience across university, business, and private practice settings. That range informs her work with career and family concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds the LPC credential and is licensed as an LPC in Colorado and Louisiana. Her practice is based in Louisiana.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the U.S.?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session formats arranged?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether remote or in-person meetings are available.
How do fees and getting started work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.