Michelle Zehner, LCSW, LCSW-C

Michelle Zehner is a licensed clinical social worker who brings four years of practice to her work in Pennsylvania. She is credentialed as an LCSW and holds an LCSW-C in Maryland. She focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, and problems tied to trauma and abuse. Her sessions aim to feel straightforward and nonjudgmental. She creates space for people to talk through difficult feelings and to build confidence. Michelle uses practical tools and collaborative goal setting so people can see small changes over time. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow what matters most to each person, and she incorporates EMDR when trauma processing is appropriate. Motivational Interviewing is part of her approach when people want help finding momentum for change. Michelle has experience helping with relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, compassion fatigue, and challenges such as hoarding, obsessions and compulsions, and post-traumatic stress. She also supports people dealing with money stress, isolation, body image, and young adult transitions. Starting therapy with her involves acknowledging that the first step takes courage. She works at a steady pace and adjusts the work to fit each person’s needs and goals. If you want a supportive space to process difficult events or rebuild coping skills, she can help you find a path forward.

How Michelle’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and priorities. It means conversations follow what matters most to the client, and the therapist reflects back what she hears to build understanding. EMDR is a method used for processing traumatic memories; it involves guided bilateral stimulation alongside focused recall of difficult events to reduce distress related to those memories. Motivational Interviewing helps people discover their own reasons for change and build small, practical steps toward those goals. Finding the right approach is a shared process. Michelle will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend which methods to try. That decision is revisited over time so the work remains useful and aligned with what the person wants to accomplish. Practical benefits of online therapy can include easier scheduling around work or school and fewer travel logistics so sessions fit into busy lives. Online work can allow check-ins that are shorter or more frequent when that serves a person’s goals. Session formats are not specified in the profile, so confirm available options before booking to know what will work best for your routine.