Michele Fitzgerald, LPCC - Therapist in Minnesota

25 years experience
Recovery and wellness
Trauma informed care

About Michele

Michele Fitzgerald is an LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) with 25 years of experience in substance use and mental health settings. She began her career working with adolescents in substance abuse treatment in the 1980s and has practiced in places ranging from Kodiak, Alaska to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Michele sees recovery as part of overall wellness and values strength that grows from hardship.

Her work history includes substance abuse counseling, adoption and birth parent counseling, hospital social work, and long-term care support. That variety gives her experience with many life transitions and complex emotional challenges. Michele approaches mistakes as chances to learn rather than reasons for shame.

In sessions she aims to listen first and help people feel heard. She uses practical conversation to sort out problems like stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, and sleep concerns. Michele also helps with relationship and family-origin issues, career stress, parenting strains, and coping with major life changes.

Her practice includes attention to trauma, attachment concerns, codependency, and chronic illness or pain. Michele also works with issues related to adoption and foster care, abandonment, aging, and eating or food-related problems. She is familiar with approaches that support emotional regulation and recovery over time.

Michele is available in Minnesota and offers sessions in English. If her Thursday hours of 4:00 - 8:00 pm align with your schedule, mention that when you complete the intake steps.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. It helps people feel heard and supported while they talk through what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical tools to change patterns that worsen anxiety, depression, or stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships through clear, teachable techniques.

Finding the right approach is often part of the work itself. Michele will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is revisited as progress is made and circumstances change.

Confirm the current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten check-ins when time is limited, and allow for sessions without travel time. Licensed professionals can use these options to help people maintain consistency with appointments and continue care through life transitions.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Grief Depression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame Hospice and end-of-life counseling Isolation / loneliness Life purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issues Mood disorders Post-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Motivational Interviewing

Experience

25+ years

Credentials

Minnesota

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Michele address?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression among other concerns. She also helps with relationship issues, parenting, sleep and eating problems, and coping with major life changes.

What is her therapy style like?

Her approach centers on listening and practical conversation. She treats mistakes as learning opportunities and focuses on recovery as part of overall wellness.

How much experience does she have?

She brings 25 years of clinical experience, beginning work in adolescent substance abuse treatment in the 1980s and later practicing in diverse settings including hospital and long-term care.

What credentials and location are on file?

She holds an LPCC license (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) and practices in Minnesota.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

How are sessions billed and what do costs look like?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin therapy?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.