Michelle Perry , LMHC, LIMHP

Michelle Perry is a licensed mental health professional who brings deep experience supporting people through grief, loss, aging, depression, anxiety, and codependency. She holds LMHC and LIMHP credentials - LMHC stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor and LIMHP stands for Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner - and combines clinical training with lived experience to offer empathic, goal-oriented care.

She earned a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Liberty University in 2012 and has spent nine years working as a social worker in skilled nursing settings before transitioning to work with hospice. That clinical background has shaped a practice rooted in compassion for those facing end-of-life concerns, caregiver strain, and the complex emotions that surround loss and aging.

Michelle is trained in EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - an approach often used to address trauma, and she regularly uses cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, narrative methods, acceptance and commitment strategies, and dialectical behavior tools when appropriate. Her theoretical orientation is attachment-based and she is trauma informed and educated.

Her style is collaborative and warm; she partners with people to set clear, achievable goals and adapts therapeutic methods to meet each person where they are. She aims to create a welcoming atmosphere, often bringing warmth and gentle humor to the work while focusing on practical steps toward healing and resilience.

Therapeutic approaches for online care and healing

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships influence current patterns of relating and emotional safety. It helps people explore connection, trust, and attachment wounds so they can build healthier relationships and feel more secure in their interactions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a practical, skills-oriented approach that looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop concrete strategies to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and manage stressful situations.

EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - is an approach used to process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional intensity. In targeted work, it can help people integrate difficult experiences and move forward with less reactivity.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Michelle works with each person to understand their needs, goals, and preferences and then tailors methods accordingly, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules or to access support from home. These formats allow licensed professionals to deliver therapy in ways that suit individual lifestyles while maintaining the same clinical approaches used in face-to-face work.