About Michella

Michella Rahming is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia who focuses on helping adults facing a range of life challenges. She brings five years of clinical experience and a calm, respectful presence to sessions. Her style centers on listening first and building a trusting relationship so people feel heard.

Michella uses an integrative approach tailored to each person. She draws on client-centered methods to prioritize the client's goals and CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

Background and approach

She also uses dialectical skills and mindfulness to teach emotion regulation and coping tools. She has supported people navigating depression, anxiety, relationship and career concerns, grief, trauma, and issues related to addiction and recovery. She also works with concerns around self-esteem, sleep, anger, and compassion fatigue.

ADHD is listed among her focus areas and can be part of the conversation when relevant. Michella has experience working with people from varied cultural backgrounds and addresses concerns such as prejudice, multicultural stress, and aspects of identity like LGBT and women's issues. She also supports veterans and clients coping with guilt, shame, or major life transitions.

In sessions she keeps things practical. Clients learn skills they can use between meetings. She helps people set achievable goals and tracks progress together.

Practical approaches for online care

Client-centered therapy puts the client's voice first and helps shape goals based on what matters most to them. It focuses on active listening, empathy, and building a trusting working relationship so people can speak freely about their concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. In online sessions this often means identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and practicing small changes between meetings to reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. These concrete skills are useful for managing strong emotions, improving relationships, and handling moments of crisis without making things worse.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients are involved in choosing techniques and tracking progress so therapy stays useful and relevant.

Online sessions can fit into busy lives through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn’t convenient. Live chat or messaging can be used for shorter check-ins, skill practice, or when typing feels easier. These options offer flexibility and make it simpler to keep therapy consistent alongside daily responsibilities.

Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?
She works with adults facing depression, anxiety, relationship and career challenges, grief, trauma, addiction and recovery, self-esteem, sleep problems, anger, and ADHD among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is client-centered and collaborative. She combines CBT, DBT skills, mindfulness, narrative ideas, and psychodynamic perspectives to find what helps each person most.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working with adults and uses that background to support people through common life challenges and recovery-related needs.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Georgia.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does cost and getting started work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.

What this therapist works with

Most often

Experience
5 years
Licensed
Alabama, Georgia, Virginia
Languages
English

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