Michelle Lathon

Michelle Lathon is a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C) based in Maryland who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She speaks plainly and listens closely to what matters to each person. Michelle aims to make the first steps toward support feel doable and less overwhelming.

Her style is compassionate and strengths-based. Sessions focus on building a trusting partnership and identifying small, practical steps a person can take. She offers steady support for people facing caregiving strain, workplace stress, family conflicts, or major transitions such as midlife change and aging-related concerns.

Michelle uses an integrative, evidence-based approach tailored to each person. She draws from Humanistic and Person-Centered ideas, somatic methods that attend to body cues, and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to help process painful memories. The work centers on managing emotions, improving mood, and increasing everyday coping skills.

Clients may bring worries about abandonment, attachment, isolation or loneliness, guilt and shame, life purpose, cancer and end-of-life concerns, or mood disorders. Sessions move at a practical pace and aim for clearer thinking and more dependable day-to-day routines.

Michelle has 15 years of clinical experience and holds the LCSW-C credential in Maryland. She offers sessions in English and does not accept international clients. To begin, use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on the therapist's availability.

How Michelle’s approaches translate to online care

Michelle uses several evidence-based techniques in her work. Person-Centered methods focus on listening, validating feelings, and helping people identify their own goals and strengths. Somatic-informed work attends to how stress and emotion show up in the body and uses simple body-based practices to help regulate strong feelings. Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral techniques look at patterns of thought and behavior linked to painful memories and help build safer, more helpful responses.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. Michelle will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online care can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also supports consistent work on emotions, coping skills, and life transitions from wherever you choose to join the session. Licensed professionals can help you weigh which methods and rhythms of work will best fit your situation.