- EMDR
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness
About Michele
Michele Bowen is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Michigan with 20 years of professional experience. She helps people who are managing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and low self-esteem. She also addresses issues like abandonment, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, dissociation, and feelings of guilt and shame.
She has worked across behavioral healthcare settings since 1994. Michele blends practical therapies to match each person's needs. Sessions focus on clear strategies and real skills people can use between meetings. She uses approaches such as Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), EMDR, and Mindfulness Therapy.
Michele describes a collaborative style. She works alongside a person to identify goals and steps to reach them. Sessions may include breathing and grounding skills, talking through difficult memories, or practicing new ways to respond to upsetting thoughts.
Her background includes training and work with trauma, addiction, and co-occurring concerns. She brings experience with complex trauma and dissociation and incorporates somatic work, meditation, mindfulness, and light yoga when people want those options. Michele also draws on motivational interviewing to support behavior change.
People often come to her with longstanding shame or guilt tied to family, faith, or relationships. Michele helps name those feelings, track how they show up, and practice different responses. She asks people to set realistic steps and notices progress as it happens.
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape current reactions; online sessions can help people notice and change those patterns through reflection and practical exercises. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors by teaching concrete skills to test and shift thinking, which often fits well into short between-session practice. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) supports processing traumatic memories through structured protocols that can be adapted to office or remote formats when clinically appropriate.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Michele collaborates with each person to decide what to try first, checks how a method is working, and adjusts steps based on goals and comfort. That collaborative planning helps shape session focus and homework between meetings.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, since they are not listed in this profile. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow brief check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Some people prefer sessions that avoid video and use audio only, while others use video to practice new interaction skills. Talk with Michele about what will fit your schedule and day-to-day life so sessions are practical and manageable.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Indiana, Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and self-esteem issues, plus related problems such as abandonment, attachment, and guilt and shame.
How does she approach guilt or shame?
She helps people name guilt and shame, track how they affect daily life, and practice different ways to respond using talk therapy and skills work.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of experience in behavioral healthcare and has worked with trauma, addiction, and co-occurring concerns since 1994.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credentials LMSW and LCSW and is licensed in Michigan and Indiana, with practice based in Michigan.
Can I meet with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not specify which formats are offered.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.