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Michelle Rittenour

Compassionate guidance with practical tools

LPC Texas

Experience
11 years in practice
Focus areas
Addictions, Relationship, Coping with life changes
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Michelle

Michelle Rittenour is a licensed professional counselor in Texas who helps people explore purpose and build practical strategies for change. With 11 years of experience, she combines empathy and structure to support clients facing challenges such as addiction, depression, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns, and life transitions.

Background and approach

Her work often emphasizes collaboration, inviting clients to clarify values and make choices that align with their goals. She brings experience from both individual and group settings, including facilitating groups for people affected by alcohol and drug dependency and offering prevention-oriented services.

Michelle integrates approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered techniques with elements of mindfulness, narrative, and existential perspectives to tailor work to each person’s needs.

Her training includes a master’s degree in Counseling and Development from Texas Woman’s University and a certification in Gerontology from the University of Texas at Arlington, and she holds the LPC credential in Texas.

Michelle aims to create a supportive, empowering space where clients can develop coping skills, address attachment and communication patterns, and navigate complex family and caregiving issues. She works with a range of concerns including parenting, career questions, addiction recovery, and aging-related stressors.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Michelle often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and develop concrete behavioral strategies for anxiety, depression, addiction, and stress-related concerns. She also uses client-centered therapy principles to create a respectful, empathetic space where clients' goals and values guide the work, which can support growth around relationships, grief, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is collaborative; the therapist partners with each person to consider what methods fit their needs and preferences, adjusting techniques over time based on progress and feedback. That collaborative process helps tailor whether more structured CBT tools, reflective client-centered listening, or elements of existential or narrative exploration are emphasized.

Online therapy with Michelle is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provides flexibility for busy schedules and for people who prefer different communication styles. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life changes and to access support from home or work while working toward practical coping skills and recovery goals.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including addictions, depression, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting and caregiving stress, trauma and abuse, and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach blends client-centered listening with practical techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and narrative methods to help clients build coping skills and reframe unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience working in individual and group settings, including facilitation of groups for people impacted by alcohol and drug dependency.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Texas; her licensure is TX LPC 74046.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Services are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for therapy?
Session options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English