Michelle Kohut
Support for identity, relationships, and stress
LCPC Nevada
- Experience
- 12 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Michelle
Michelle Kohut is a Nevada licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with 12 years of practice. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, and identity concerns.
Background and approach
Michelle creates an affirming space where clients can talk through difficult feelings and figure out next steps. Her work often centers on relationship and intimacy questions as well as stress from work and life changes.
She regularly supports people dealing with grief, addiction, parenting strain, and self-esteem struggles. She also addresses concerns linked to sexual identity and LGBTQ issues.
Michelle draws from several evidence-based approaches to tailor care to each person. She uses techniques that help people notice patterns, change unhelpful thoughts, and improve emotional connection.
Sessions move at a client’s pace and focus on practical skills as well as deeper understanding. People who choose her tend to want a compassionate, collaborative process.
She helps clients improve communication, manage overwhelming emotions, and rebuild confidence after setbacks. Treatment plans are goal-focused and reviewed together as progress is made.
Michelle offers a straightforward style that mixes talk therapy with hands-on tools like mindfulness and cognitive strategies. Her aim is to help people leave sessions with something to try between meetings.
She emphasizes steady progress and real-world solutions.
Online approaches for connection and change
Michelle uses the Gottman Method to help partners improve communication and reduce recurring conflict by focusing on practical exercises and skills that can be used between sessions. Gottman-informed work emphasizes specific interaction patterns and teaches concrete tools for rebuilding connection.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers sessions on the person's experience by offering empathy and nonjudgmental listening to help people feel understood and explore their priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another frequent tool, focusing on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals, try a few methods, and adjust over time based on what is helpful. Clients and the therapist set clear goals together and review progress so the plan reflects changing needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls work well for in-depth conversations and exercises that need visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when someone prefers written communication. These options help people access ongoing support around work, caregiving, or travel.
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Experience
12+ years
Licensed in
Nevada
Languages
English