Therapist profile
Michelle Curry, LCSW
Illinois
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Relationship and Codependency concerns
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Illinois / 149.015555
- NPI
- 1609965243
- Experience
- 21 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Illinois
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Boundary building
- Grief and loss
About Michelle
Michelle Curry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois with 21 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and issues around self-esteem and intimacy. She also supports those coping with grief, parenting challenges, career stress, ADHD, and concerns linked to codependency.
Michelle listens and helps people name what feels out of balance. She focuses on practical skills and straightforward conversations. Clients can expect a therapist who offers support without judgment and who helps clarify the patterns that keep them stuck.
Her background includes extensive work with family systems and with children across different ages and abilities. That experience informs how she thinks about relationship patterns and how one person’s behavior affects others.
In sessions she combines evidence-based therapeutic techniques with clear problem-solving. She often helps people build better boundaries, handle strong emotions, and cope with life changes. She also addresses issues like body image, eating concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Michelle explains things in plain terms and helps clients track progress over time. She supports people dealing with abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, caregiver stress, and other complex concerns. Conversations aim to produce concrete steps people can use between sessions.
How sessions work
How therapeutic methods translate to remote sessions
Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful patterns and testing small behavioral changes to see what feels different. This helps with people-pleasing, boundary problems, and relationship reactions. Another approach centers on processing strong emotions and memories in small, manageable steps to reduce their hold on daily life. That method is useful for trauma, grief, and intense anxiety.Choosing which approaches to use is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to match techniques to their goals, current stresses, and what feels doable. Together they check progress and adjust methods if something isn’t helping.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography doesn’t specify them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce commute time, or choose shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They also allow people to maintain continuity of care through life changes. Ask about format options so sessions can be arranged to fit everyday needs.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship issues, including concerns often described as codependency.
How would she describe her approach in sessions?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and straightforward problem-solving to help people understand patterns and try new behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has practiced as a clinician for 21 years, working with family systems and people across a range of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker, listed as LCSW, and she practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she take clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions delivered?
Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the original biography does not list specific session types.
What does therapy cost and how do subscriptions work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.