Michelle Kyles

Michelle Kyles is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with more than 10 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. She focuses on creating an open space where clients can share thoughts and feelings without judgment. Her approach aims to help people take practical steps toward a more balanced life.

In sessions she listens first and works with each person to set clear goals. She uses conversation and straightforward strategies to address daily struggles like coping with life changes, workplace stress, and addictions. Michelle also supports people facing isolation, low self-esteem, social anxiety, and issues related to narcissism and prejudice.

Her work draws on client-centered therapy to follow each person’s priorities, and on cognitive behavioral therapy to spot and change unhelpful thinking. She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change and solution-focused techniques to move quickly toward practical improvements.

Michelle’s style is calm and down-to-earth. She aims to break concerns into manageable steps and to teach skills people can use between sessions. Conversations are collaborative and paced to fit each person’s readiness for change.

Located in Virginia, Michelle offers counseling in English. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

How Michelle’s Approaches Translate Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist follow a client's lead and build a plan around their priorities.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior. In remote sessions this often means identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing small behavior changes between meetings to reduce anxiety or depression.

Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change. When used online, it supports honest conversations about readiness and helps set realistic next steps for challenges like addictions or coping with life transitions.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking. This practice description does not assume specific formats. Online work can make scheduling easier, cut travel time, and fit shorter check-ins into a busy day while still focusing on practical tools and progress.