Michelle Bartnik is a licensed professional counselor in Michigan who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes.
01About Michelle
Michelle Bartnik is a licensed professional counselor in Michigan who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and major life changes. She focuses on everyday struggles like parenting pressures, relationship problems, and career stress. Michelle speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps feel doable for someone who is worried or overwhelmed.
Michelle believes people know their own story and brings that idea into sessions. She uses approaches that help people notice patterns, make different choices, and try small shifts that add up.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, not full of jargon, so concerns like trauma, attachment wounds, or feeling stuck can be talked through clearly. With nine years of professional experience as an LPC - licensed professional counselor - she blends methods to meet each person where they are.
She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thoughts and behaviors, narrative techniques to reframe difficult experiences, and client-centered listening to make space for what matters most to the client. Michelle often works with people who are coping with parenting strain, family conflict, adoption and foster care issues, or the challenges of ADHD and bipolar mood concerns.
She also supports those navigating loss, loneliness, body-image worries, and caregiver stress. Her approach is collaborative and respectful. Michelle helps clients set clear, achievable goals and tracks progress together.
She encourages small changes that make daily life more manageable and meaningful.
02Credentials
- LPC (Michigan)
- License 6401017420 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1164816112 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Michelle names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Michelle names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches that translate online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how past caregiving shapes current reactions; online sessions can help people notice those patterns and try new ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and priorities, offering a listening space where goals come from the client and the counselor follows their lead. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with practical alternatives, which works well through focused online exercises and homework.Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods to the client's goals, preferences, and what shows up in early sessions. Together they will try approaches and adjust as needed until a workable fit emerges.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and more in-depth conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone wants to avoid being on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow short check-ins, quick coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy lives.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems can be addressed in sessions?
Michelle works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, bipolar mood issues, ADHD, career stress, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a mix of client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, narrative work, and motivational interviewing to help people identify patterns and try practical changes.
How long has she been practicing?
She has nine years of professional experience as a licensed professional counselor in Michigan.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed as an LPC in Michigan and practices from that state.
Can I book sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for appointments?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use 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 the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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