- Warm and interactive
- Practical skill building
- Values-focused work
About Michelle
Michelle Goodwater is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Washington. She brings seven years of clinical experience and a warm, interactive style to sessions. Her approach centers on respectful, compassionate care without stigmatizing labels.
Michelle helps people who are coping with depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, and relationship strain. She also supports clients facing career stress, anger, self-esteem concerns, and the challenges that follow major life changes. Her work includes clients dealing with bipolar symptoms, compassion fatigue, and a range of family and attachment issues.
In sessions she blends several practical approaches to fit each person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are used to identify unhelpful patterns and build values-based action. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills and client-centered methods guide emotional regulation and strengthen self-understanding.
Michelle has worked with people impacted by childhood abuse, sexual trauma, and combat-related trauma in addition to survivors of physical violence. She also addresses concerns like codependency, control issues, fertility and cancer-related stress, and persistent shame or guilt.
Her style is collaborative: she listens closely, adapts plans, and focuses on practical steps that fit daily life. If someone is ready to begin, Michelle supports them through goal setting, skill building, and ongoing adjustments to treatment.
Michelle helps people who are coping with depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, and relationship strain. She also supports clients facing career stress, anger, self-esteem concerns, and the challenges that follow major life changes. Her work includes clients dealing with bipolar symptoms, compassion fatigue, and a range of family and attachment issues.
In sessions she blends several practical approaches to fit each person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are used to identify unhelpful patterns and build values-based action. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills and client-centered methods guide emotional regulation and strengthen self-understanding.
Michelle has worked with people impacted by childhood abuse, sexual trauma, and combat-related trauma in addition to survivors of physical violence. She also addresses concerns like codependency, control issues, fertility and cancer-related stress, and persistent shame or guilt.
Her style is collaborative: she listens closely, adapts plans, and focuses on practical steps that fit daily life. If someone is ready to begin, Michelle supports them through goal setting, skill building, and ongoing adjustments to treatment.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.