Therapist profile
Michelle Hoff, LMFT
Nebraska
LMFT - Relationships and Codependency
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- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, Iowa / 095986; LMFT, Illinois / 166.001385; LMFT, Nebraska / 215; LIMHP, Nebraska / 3366
- NPI
- 1053813790
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Nebraska
About
- Attachment work
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness tools
About Michelle
Michelle Hoff is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with ten years of experience in mental health work. She practices in Nebraska and lists concerns including stress, anxiety, relationships, family issues, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related problems. She also addresses addictions, grief, parenting struggles, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, depression, and coping with life changes.
Hoff uses practical, relationship-focused methods in sessions. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early and close relationships shape current patterns. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness tools are brought in to help people calm intense feelings and stay present.
Sessions are described as client-centered and focused on real-world steps. Conversations aim to clarify patterns like people-pleasing, boundary problems, and codependency, and to build manageable changes. Hoff works with adults on communication problems, blended family concerns, abandonment and attachment issues, and effects of domestic violence and substance use in relationships.
Her background includes marriage and family work and clinical practice across multiple settings since 2015, with clinical work from 2017 onward. She names experience supporting people with military or veteran-related stress and with adoption and foster care history. Hoff frames planning around noticeable changes people can try between sessions.
Practical matters such as costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Prospective clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session to begin the process.
How sessions work
How Michelle Uses Attachment and CBT Online
Michelle blends attachment-based ideas with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness in ways that translate to remote sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how close relationships shape patterns like clinging, shutting down, or people-pleasing; online conversations can map those patterns and identify safer interactions to try. CBT focuses on noticing thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and practicing new responses between sessions. Mindfulness supports learning simple ways to reduce reactivity and stay present during stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work rather than a one-time decision. She will help clients decide which methods to try based on what feels useful, the goals they name, and how they respond in early sessions. The therapist and client collaborate on small experiments and skills to practice between meetings.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - shorter check-ins can slot into a work break, video lets a person keep visual connection, and phone sessions require less bandwidth or camera time. Licensed professionals often find these practical benefits helpful for sustaining progress without asking for big schedule changes.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, addictions, grief, parenting, anger, self-esteem, bipolar and depression, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style and approach?
She combines attachment-based, client-centered, cognitive behavioral, emotionally-focused, and mindfulness approaches. Sessions focus on practical steps and relationship patterns rather than labels.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has worked in the mental health field since 2015 and has done clinical work since 2017, giving about ten years of overall experience.
What are her credentials and practice location?
She is an LMFT licensed in Illinois and Iowa and practices in Nebraska as a Licensed Mental Health Practitioner with a Marriage and Family certification.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she provide?
Session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model 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 to get started.
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.