- Depression and grief
- Stress and anxiety
- Creative therapy options
About Michelle
Michelle Pliska, LPC-MH, LPCC welcomes people who are struggling with depression, stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. She offers a steady, listening presence and practical help when things feel overwhelming. Her approach is calm and straightforward, with space for creative ways to express what is hard to say.
Michelle has 18 years of professional experience working in clinical mental health and educational settings. That includes time in middle and high schools, college environments, and juvenile justice systems. Her background means she is familiar with a variety of life stages and pressures that lead people to seek help.
Sessions may include traditional talk therapy and creative options such as music or art when those methods feel useful. She is also registered as a play therapist and can bring age-appropriate expressive tools into sessions when helpful. The focus is on practical steps and building skills that fit each person’s life.
People come to her for help with relationship communication, caregiver stress, feelings of isolation, guilt or shame, and questions about identity and sexuality. She also supports those facing financial strain, work problems, and questions about life purpose or midlife change. Post-traumatic stress and issues of abandonment are within her range of experience.
Michelle practices in South Dakota and works in English. She emphasizes creating an accepting space where clients set goals and pick the pace of work. To begin, readers are invited to use the site’s Start Therapy flow to match and schedule a first session.
Michelle has 18 years of professional experience working in clinical mental health and educational settings. That includes time in middle and high schools, college environments, and juvenile justice systems. Her background means she is familiar with a variety of life stages and pressures that lead people to seek help.
Sessions may include traditional talk therapy and creative options such as music or art when those methods feel useful. She is also registered as a play therapist and can bring age-appropriate expressive tools into sessions when helpful. The focus is on practical steps and building skills that fit each person’s life.
People come to her for help with relationship communication, caregiver stress, feelings of isolation, guilt or shame, and questions about identity and sexuality. She also supports those facing financial strain, work problems, and questions about life purpose or midlife change. Post-traumatic stress and issues of abandonment are within her range of experience.
Michelle practices in South Dakota and works in English. She emphasizes creating an accepting space where clients set goals and pick the pace of work. To begin, readers are invited to use the site’s Start Therapy flow to match and schedule a first session.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.