Michelle Simon

Michelle Simon is a Minnesota psychologist with 33 years of professional experience. She works with people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, and major life changes. She uses everyday language and practical steps to help clients move forward.

Her work often focuses on relationship and family stress, including parenting during and after divorce. She also helps with anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and career concerns. Michelle has experience with caregiving strain, codependency, communication problems, fertility and fatherhood issues, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.

Michelle typically uses cognitive behavioral approaches alongside client-centered listening. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and then practices new ways of responding. Sessions are tailored to each person's goals and pace, rather than following a one-size-fits-all script.

She also brings practical knowledge about the family court system and alternative health options when those topics are relevant to the work. Michelle says treatment is a collaboration and plans are adjusted as progress is made.

Her style is respectful and compassionate, with a focus on clear steps and real-life solutions. If you are looking for a straightforward therapist who emphasizes problem solving and emotional understanding, Michelle offers an approach that balances both.

How Michelle Uses Approaches in Online Therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what she hears, and builds a plan that fits personal values and goals. This approach can help with feelings of isolation, self-esteem concerns, and finding direction.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. Sessions often include identifying unhelpful thought patterns and practicing specific skills or exercises to change behavior. This method is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life transitions.

Choosing an approach is part of the work together. Michelle will discuss options and try methods that match the client's needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process can include adjusting techniques as progress is made.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also allows for more flexibility around work, parenting, or caregiving responsibilities without promising a specific session type.