Michele Lescard , LCSW

Michele Lescard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of professional experience supporting adults and families through a wide range of life challenges. She blends empathy with practical, goal-oriented strategies to help clients address stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship concerns, grief, parenting issues, addictions, sleep problems, anger, and mood disorders. Michele also brings experience working with people who have special needs, including autism and intellectual disability, and she attends to additional areas such as attachment, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and life transitions.

Michele’s style is warm, nonjudgmental, and collaborative. She draws from client-centered therapy to prioritize each person’s values and strengths, uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and applies emotionally-focused approaches to improve connection in relationships. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are woven into her work to support coping, self-awareness, and motivation for change. As an LCSW - a licensed clinical social worker - she combines clinical training with a focus on practical tools clients can use between sessions.

Clients can expect a supportive environment that emphasizes building a toolbox of coping strategies, exploring personal strengths, and setting clear, achievable goals. Michele aims to help people move from feeling overwhelmed toward greater resilience and a stronger sense of self, meeting each person where they are in their healing journey.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Michele Lescard integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and emotionally-focused therapy to tailor online care to each person’s needs. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy and collaboration, helping clients explore their values and build on existing strengths. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be effective for anxiety, depression, stress, and sleep concerns. Emotionally-focused therapy helps partners and family members recognize and reshape emotional patterns that affect relationship connection and communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Michele works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, adjusting strategies over time so therapy stays relevant and effective.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, and travel, and they allow licensed professionals to provide consistent care even when in-person meetings are not possible. For many people, remote sessions make it simpler to maintain momentum and practice new skills between meetings.