Michele Koenes, LMSW, LCSW

Michele Koenes is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 11 years of experience. She practices in Michigan and works with adults on concerns that include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, addictions, relationship struggles, sleep and eating issues, parenting stresses, and codependency.

Michele's background includes clinical work in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She has experience with young adults, adults, and older adults and has also worked as a litigation attorney and a teacher. Those roles shaped how she listens and how she structures sessions to be clear and practical.

Her approach is collaborative and responsive. She pays attention to each person's personality and situation and lets clients set the pace. Michele uses methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy as tools during sessions.

Sessions focus on concrete skills and steady progress. Michele helps people notice patterns that lead to putting others first and then practice different ways of relating and responding. She also addresses related problems like sleep, eating, and managing mood or addictive behaviors.

Practical steps are common in her work. Michele mixes discussion with exercises and coping strategies that can be used between sessions. She aims to help clients make changes that fit their daily lives and responsibilities.

How Michele uses therapy approaches online