Michele Koenes, LMSW, LCSW

Michigan · 11 years in practice

Michele Koenes is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes.

License and registration

LMSW, Michigan: 6801065517 · expires April 2028
LCSW, California: 118004 · expires September 2027
LCSW, New Hampshire: 3943 · expires June 2026
NPI: 1497361059 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 11
Languages: English

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About Michele

Michele Koenes is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She aims to create a calm, responsive space where clients set the pace and feel heard. Michele brings a straightforward, empathic style to each session.

Michele has 11 years of experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She has worked with adults and older adults on a wide range of concerns, including trauma, grief, addiction, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and relationship struggles.

Background and approach

Her background also includes time as a litigation attorney and as a teacher, which shaped her skills in listening and clear communication. Her approach draws on Jungian ideas alongside practical therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Sessions tend to blend exploration of personal meaning with tools for coping and behavior change.

Michele balances insight work with concrete strategies clients can try between sessions. She values collaboration and adapts to each person’s needs and pace. Michele aims to be attuned to personality, cultural context, and current stresses when planning treatment.

She emphasizes empathy and gradual progress rather than rushing toward goals. Michele holds LMSW and LCSW credentials and is licensed in Michigan. She offers sessions using video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Michele lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Self esteem
Addictions
Relationship issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dissociation
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Michele names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Jungian-informed work focuses on symbols, dreams, and personal meaning. Online sessions can support that reflective work by using conversation to notice themes and inner material, helping people explore identity, purpose, and recurring patterns.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical skills to notice thoughts and choose valued actions. In remote sessions clients learn short exercises and homework to practice acceptance, mindful noticing, and committed steps toward what matters to them.

Michele treats finding the best approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels helpful. Together they decide whether deeper meaning work, skills-based strategies, or a mix will fit best and adjust over time.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people read visual cues and work in real time. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat or text messaging can suit quick check-ins, brief coaching, or shorter exchanges between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy days.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Michele commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, relationship strain, and other life transitions listed in her specialties.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and responsive, combining deep listening with practical exercises. She lets clients set the pace while offering tools and reflection.

What kind of professional experience does she bring?

Michele has 11 years of clinical experience in inpatient and outpatient care and additional experience as an attorney and teacher that inform her communication skills.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds LMSW and LCSW credentials and is licensed in Michigan.

Which languages are sessions provided in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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