Michelle Goehring
Calm, practical support for life’s challenges
LCSW Louisiana
- Experience
- 12 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Eating, Parenting
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Michelle
Michelle Goehring is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Louisiana with 12 years of clinical experience.
Background and approach
She has supported children, adolescents, and adults through a variety of mental health concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, eating and substance-related issues, identity and self-esteem challenges, and mood disturbances such as bipolar disorder and panic attacks.
Her background includes addressing family of origin issues, communication problems, and life transitions, and she integrates a range of evidence-informed methods to tailor care to each person's situation. Her approach emphasizes collaborative problem solving and practical strategies that fit into daily life.
Michelle blends cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance and mindfulness-based practices, using skills from dialectical behavior therapy and client-centered principles to help clients build coping tools, improve emotional regulation, and change unhelpful patterns. She frames therapy as a joint process focused on understanding current difficulties and developing meaningful, sustainable ways to move forward.
Clients seeking guidance for concerns like body image, insomnia, addiction, or navigating grief and separation can expect a steady, compassionate clinician who values authenticity and respect. Michelle offers multiple remote session formats and works to create a plan that aligns with each client’s goals and rhythms.
Practical Approaches for Online Therapy and Emotional Skill-Building
Michelle frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop concrete skills for managing anxiety, mood symptoms, sleep difficulties, and eating-related behaviors. CBT tends to focus on changing thoughts and behaviors that maintain distress, making it useful for many everyday problems.
She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to guide clients in clarifying values and practicing acceptance of difficult internal experiences while taking meaningful action. ACT is often a helpful way to address avoidance, life transitions, and persistent worries by shifting the relationship to thoughts and feelings rather than trying to eliminate them.
Finding the right therapeutic approach is framed as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to consider goals, preferences, and responses to different strategies, adjusting methods over time so the work fits the client’s needs and circumstances.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make attending therapy more flexible around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities. These formats allow ongoing access to therapists and enable skill practice and check-ins in ways that adapt to a person’s routine and pace.
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Experience
12+ years
Licensed
Louisiana
Languages
English