Therapist profile
Michelle Gutierrez, LPC
Texas
Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and Relationships
Continue with MichelleWhere Michelle stands
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Texas / 80854
- NPI
- 1538839113
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Texas
About
- ACT
- CBT
- Mindfulness
About Michelle
Michelle Gutierrez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with five years of experience working with adults. She helps people who are stressed, anxious, grieving life changes, or struggling with low self-esteem and relationship strain. Michelle also lists codependency among her focus areas and works with issues like caregiver stress, ADHD challenges, and compassion fatigue.
In sessions she uses person-centered care alongside evidence-based approaches. Conversations focus on identifying strengths, setting boundaries, and creating doable steps to change patterns that cause burnout or resentment. She draws on mindfulness skills to help ground difficult emotions and on cognitive tools to test unhelpful thoughts.
Michelle blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with practical behavioral strategies. That means noticing painful feelings without letting them dictate choices, and then picking small actions that align with personal values. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when emotional regulation and distress tolerance are priorities.
People can expect straightforward, collaborative work. Sessions tend to emphasize concrete practices - short behavioral experiments, boundary-setting scripts, and breathing or grounding exercises you can use between meetings. The goal is steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Her background centers on adult clients in Texas. Sessions are provided in English. For details about how to begin, the site’s scheduling flow guides prospective clients through a short matching questionnaire and booking process.
How sessions work
How Michelle uses ACT, CBT and mindfulness in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting those experiences control their choices. It often includes clarifying personal values and taking small actions that reflect those values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thought patterns and then trying new behaviors to change how situations feel. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and increase calm during stressful moments.Choosing an approach is collaborative. Michelle will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and what methods feel manageable. Together they decide which techniques to try first and adjust the plan based on what actually helps in day-to-day life.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins on a hard day, or avoid travel time. Many people find skills practice and behavioral experiments translate well to remote sessions when scheduled regularly.
Areas of focus
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Primary focus
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, low self-esteem, and related concerns such as codependency and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
She combines person-centered work with ACT, CBT, DBT, and mindfulness techniques to create practical, skills-based sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Michelle has five years of clinical experience working with adults on life transitions and emotional concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the platform.
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.