Michelle Lesagonicz, LCSW

Michelle Lesagonicz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Alaska with 11 years of experience working with adults. She helps people who are stressed, anxious, depressed, or coping with trauma and abuse. She also addresses relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, sleep problems, addictions, anger, and self-esteem difficulties.

Michelle practices a client-centered approach that starts with what the person wants to change. She brings in cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and behaviors. Mindfulness and meditation are used to build present-moment awareness and steady reactions to stress.

She also uses solution-focused methods and motivational interviewing to set practical goals and keep progress moving. That makes sessions concrete and action-oriented when people need steps to try between meetings. Trauma-focused strategies are part of her work when past events continue to cause distress.

Michelle often helps people with chronic pain, illness, or disability who need ways to manage symptoms alongside mood and motivation. She works on communication problems, control issues, isolation and workplace stress as well as life transitions like midlife challenges and shifting family roles.

Sessions are straightforward and aim to teach coping skills, improve decision-making, and reduce symptoms such as panic or seasonal low mood. Michelle emphasizes listening, clear communication, and respect while helping clients practice new reactions and behaviors in everyday life.

How her approaches are used in online sessions