Michelle Zehner, LCSW, LCSW-C

Michelle Zehner is a licensed clinical social worker who brings four years of experience to her practice in Pennsylvania. She holds LCSW and LCSW-C credentials and focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and addictions. She encourages a straightforward, compassionate start to therapy so people feel comfortable taking that first step.

She creates an open space where clients can talk through painful memories and current struggles without judgment. Sessions emphasize clear goals and honest conversation. Michelle uses practical tools and exercises to help people manage symptoms and build confidence in daily life.

Her approach draws on client-centered principles, meaning the person leads the pace and focus of work. She also incorporates EMDR for those processing traumatic memories and motivational interviewing to support change and commitment. These methods are used as appropriate to the person’s needs and goals.

Michelle has worked with people coping with relationship strain, grief, intimacy concerns, bipolar symptoms, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those dealing with obsessive thoughts, hoarding behavior, financial stress, and social anxiety. She pays attention to the immediate problems people bring and to practical steps that reduce distress.

People who prefer clear guidance paired with respectful listening may find her style helpful. She encourages clients to set realistic goals and to try small, sustainable changes. To begin, she asks that prospective clients pick the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's priorities. Online sessions using this approach let clients set the pace, name the most important problems, and try practical strategies between meetings.

EMDR is a method used to help process distressing memories and reduce their hold on daily life. In remote sessions, the therapist guides memory processing alongside calming exercises to help people feel safer when revisiting painful events.

Motivational interviewing is a conversational method that helps people find their own reasons for change. It works well online by breaking larger goals into manageable steps and reinforcing progress between appointments.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work together with each client to decide whether client-centered methods, EMDR, motivational interviewing, or a mix makes sense based on goals and comfort. That fit can be reassessed over time as needs change.

Confirm current session formats before booking to know what is available. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins that focus on immediate problems or follow-up between in-depth sessions.