Michele Markulec

Michele Markulec is an LPC who works with adults facing anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and major life changes. She focuses on practical steps people can take to feel steadier and more able to cope. Michele often helps clients dealing with burnout, caregiver stress, and struggles common to women. Her style is warm and collaborative. Sessions focus on understanding everyday thoughts and feelings, and on building clearer coping habits. Michele uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy alongside other evidence-informed strategies to break unhelpful patterns and support small changes that add up. She regularly helps people who feel stuck in patterns of overthinking, who are grieving, or who want to rebuild connection after a rough season. Michele also works with couples on communication problems, recurring conflict, and emotional distance, using Gottman-informed strategies to guide practical conversation skills. Michele has three years of clinical experience as a licensed professional counselor in Texas. She continues advanced training in Cognitive Processing Therapy, which she uses as part of work with trauma and PTSD when appropriate. Clients can expect straightforward conversation, clear goals, and tools to try between sessions. Michele aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people can be heard and practice new ways of handling stress and relationship strain.

How Michele's approaches translate to online therapy

Evidence-informed techniques like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focus on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In practice this means noticing patterns, trying out small behavior changes, and tracking what helps reduce anxiety or low mood. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes clear, short-term goals and practical steps a person can take right away to feel better and more capable. Finding the right approach is part of the process. Michele works collaboratively with clients to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. She will adjust strategies over time based on what is working and what feels realistic for each person. Session formats are not listed in the profile, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and to keep continuity during life transitions. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or for sessions that don’t require travel, which helps people maintain regular progress without large time commitments.