Michele Keller , LPC

Michele Keller is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri who found counseling after a long career in the travel industry. She spent over 15 years living in Pennsylvania and Texas and traveling across the US and Europe, experiences she credits with widening her cultural awareness and openness to different perspectives.

Counseling became her second career and her vocation, and she has worked with adults of all ages in settings that include private practice and intensive outpatient programs. Michele helps people navigate depression, anxiety, work-related stress, relationship challenges, low self-esteem, grief, divorce, chronic health concerns, and major life transitions. Her work also includes support around addiction, trauma, parenting, career concerns, ADHD, and many other areas of emotional and relational difficulty.

Her therapeutic stance is positive, holistic, and solution-focused, with special emphasis on cognitive and dialectical behavior therapies. She integrates mindfulness skills, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness into treatment. Previous clients have described her as compassionate, caring, practical, jovial, helpful, and encouraging. Michele welcomes the opportunity to walk alongside individuals as they pursue meaningful change and greater balance in their lives.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Michele Keller draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness practices to help clients build practical skills and insight. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors, and it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, offering structured tools for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. Mindfulness Therapy invites present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance, which can support coping with stress, grief, and chronic life challenges.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work; Michele collaborates with each person to tailor methods to their needs, goals, and preferences so treatment feels practical and achievable. This collaborative process helps determine whether skills-based work, exploratory therapy, or a blended plan is the best fit.

Online therapy with Michele is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for busy schedules, mobility limitations, or geographic constraints. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to access licensed professionals from wherever the client is located, while allowing different ways to engage depending on comfort and communication style.