Michelle Goehring , LCSW

Michelle Goehring is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Louisiana with 12 years of clinical experience supporting children, adolescents, and adults. She has worked with people facing a wide range of mental health challenges, including stress and anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties across family, friendships, and romantic partnerships, eating disorders, addiction, identity concerns, and self-esteem struggles.

In sessions she collaborates with clients to identify the specific challenges they are facing and to develop practical, personalized strategies to navigate those difficulties. Her approach emphasizes authenticity and meaningful change, helping clients explore what matters to them and take steps that align with their values. Michelle recognizes that seeking support requires courage, and she aims to provide steady, compassionate guidance as clients move through transitions and healing.

Clients can expect a thoughtful, client-focused process that pairs professional clinical experience with attention to each person’s unique needs and goals. Michelle looks forward to supporting individuals as they work toward greater balance, resilience, and well-being.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed by them, and then focus on small, values-driven actions that move life in a meaningful direction. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions because it emphasizes flexibility and committed action.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own goals and experience, offering an empathetic, non-directive space where clients lead the pace and focus of work. This approach supports identity exploration, self-esteem, and relationship concerns by validating the client’s perspective and fostering self-guided growth.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. It is well suited to addressing recurring worries, low mood, and problems that respond to skill-building and structured practice.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Michelle Goehring works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to connect from different locations. These options provide flexibility in how and when people engage in therapy, supporting consistent work and access to therapists when in-person visits are not convenient.