Michelle Olson, LMSW, LCSW

Michelle Olson is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Indiana with 18 years of experience. She works with people who struggle with stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports those dealing with compassion fatigue and patterns such as codependency and attachment concerns.

Michelle focuses on practical, direct conversations. Sessions look at what is getting in the way of feeling steady and capable. She helps people notice unhelpful thinking, try small behavioral changes, and build clearer boundaries when others’ needs take priority.

Her approach draws from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. That means the work blends listening and reflection with concrete skills for emotion regulation and coping. Motivational interviewing and mindfulness practices are included when they fit the person’s goals.

Michelle has worked across settings for nearly two decades, helping people manage substance use, impulsivity, isolation and financial stress alongside emotional concerns. She often focuses on repairing a sense of self that was lost in caregiving or people-pleasing patterns.

In sessions she takes a straightforward and collaborative stance. Clients set goals and she offers exercises, thought tools and skill practice to test new ways of relating. To start, clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session to talk about what they want to change.

How Michelle uses approaches in online sessions