Michelle Zehner, LCSW, MD, LCSW-C

Licensed in Maryland · 4 years in practice

Michelle Zehner is a licensed clinical social worker who offers practical support for people feeling stuck by stress, anxiety, trauma, or major life changes.

License and registration

LCSW-C, Maryland: 23541 · expires October 2026
LCSW, Pennsylvania: CW023508 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1245973395 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 4
Languages: English

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About Michelle

Michelle Zehner is a licensed clinical social worker who offers practical support for people feeling stuck by stress, anxiety, trauma, or major life changes. She holds LCSW credentials and draws on several approaches to help clients build coping skills and move forward. Her tone is straightforward and encouraging for someone taking a first step toward change.

She focuses on common problems like depression, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy concerns, and addiction-related struggles.

Background and approach

She also helps with grief, compassion fatigue, and issues tied to trauma such as post-traumatic stress and sexual assault and abuse. Michelle pays attention to the everyday impacts of these problems on work, sleep, and relationships. In sessions she creates a calm, nonjudgmental space for people to talk through what’s happening.

She listens for strengths and then works with each person to set small, practical goals. Techniques may include client-centered conversations, motivational interviewing, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for trauma-related symptoms. Michelle has four years of professional experience and practices in Pennsylvania.

She describes therapy as a collaborative process and encourages people to try approaches that fit their needs and pace. She aims for clear steps and skills people can use between sessions. Many find Michelle’s style direct but warm, focused on solving current problems while also addressing deeper patterns.

She is available for people who want help with anxiety, trauma, life transitions, or improving self-confidence and relationships.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Michelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Approaches Michelle names

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Online support

How Michelle blends approaches for online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's own goals. It involves open listening, reflecting what the person says, and helping them name strengths and options. This approach helps when someone needs a steady space to sort through feelings and decisions.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is used to address trauma-related memories and their lingering effects. It combines guided recall with structured bilateral stimulation to reduce the intensity of painful memories and the symptoms that follow them.

Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify what they want to change and to find personal reasons to take steps toward new behaviors. It is useful for motivation around addictions, life changes, or building healthier routines.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, past experiences, and preferences, and then suggest methods to try. That decision is made together and can be adjusted over time.

Online formats like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video works well for in-depth conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when someone needs support between longer sessions. These options give flexibility while keeping the focus on progress and practical strategies.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Michelle address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction concerns, bipolar symptoms, and coping with life changes, among other related problems.

What is her therapy style like?

She uses a straightforward, client-centered approach that focuses on listening, setting small goals, and building practical coping skills. Sessions are collaborative and aimed at real-world changes.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of professional experience working with people coping with anxiety, trauma, motivation, and depression.

What credentials and region are listed?

Michelle holds LCSW credentials and is licensed in Pennsylvania as an LCSW-C according to her profile information.

Which languages are supported and are international clients available?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are offered?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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