Michelle Rittenour

Michelle Rittenour is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people facing anger and other stressors find clearer direction. She creates a calm, collaborative space and focuses on what each person wants to change. Her style aims to help clients make practical choices and move toward goals that matter to them.

Michelle centers sessions on the relationship between client and counselor. She listens without judgement and encourages people to name their values and priorities. That shared work guides the steps they try outside sessions.

Her background includes individual and group work in varied clinical settings. She has supported people affected by alcohol and drug dependency through group facilitation and prevention efforts. That experience informs how she structures conversations about behavior change and relapse prevention.

Michelle earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in counseling and development from Texas Woman’s University. She also holds a certification in gerontology from the University of Texas at Arlington. She brings 11 years of clinical experience to her practice.

In sessions she draws on client-centered listening plus practical methods from cognitive behavioral and narrative approaches. Mindfulness skills and existential questions about meaning often appear in longer term work. People come to her for help with anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, parenting strain, grief, and substance issues among other concerns.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and supporting a person's own goals. In practice this means the therapist follows the client's lead, reflects concerns back, and helps clarify what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and offers concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns - helpful for anger, anxiety, and depression.

Finding the right approach is part of the early work together. Michelle will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and suggest an approach or combination that fits. That decision is collaborative and can shift as progress is made or new issues appear.

Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to continue steady work through life changes while keeping therapy practical and focused.