Michelle Durham, LPC

Michelle Durham is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in the District of Columbia with 19 years of experience in mental health. She works with adults facing issues such as anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, relationship difficulties, grief, workplace stress, and caregiving strain. Michelle also supports people dealing with identity and intimacy concerns, multicultural challenges, and life transitions.

Her background includes many years in nonprofit, community-based settings. That work involved direct counseling for people with long-term mental health diagnoses, substance use challenges, homelessness, and people leaving the criminal justice or foster care systems. She has provided services to survivors of domestic violence and to first responders and veterans with trauma-related issues.

Michelle uses a client-centered approach focused on strengths and cultural context. She draws on a mix of methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, narrative practices, and solution-focused work. These tools are used to help people notice patterns, clarify values, and try practical steps that reduce reactivity and improve relationships.

She also emphasizes planning for self-care and practical coping strategies. Michelle describes therapy as a collaborative process where the person defines goals and she offers structure and skills to reach them. Her style is direct and approachable, aimed at helping people with everyday problems like snapping at loved ones, building resentment at work, or managing others' anger at home.

To begin, readers are invited to use the platform's matching process to schedule an initial session and see if her approach fits their needs.

How Michelle’s approaches translate to remote sessions