About Mishel
Mishel Powell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Indiana. She brings five years of clinical experience and works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and issues with self-esteem. Her approach aims to be direct and respectful while meeting each person where they are.
She adapts conversations and plans to fit a person’s needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. Mishel combines body-focused work through somatic principles with client-centered listening and practical tools from cognitive behavioral approaches.
Background and approach
She also draws on mindfulness and dialectical skills to help people manage strong emotions. Sessions are intended to be straightforward and honest. Mishel says she will not make promises she cannot keep and focuses on realistic goals.
People can expect a mix of talking, grounding practices, and skill-building tailored to their situation. Her areas of focus include grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping struggles, and coping with life changes. She also addresses communication problems, codependency, narcissism, multicultural concerns, and issues related to veterans and armed forces experiences.
Mishel practices with sensitivity toward women’s issues and supports people exploring life purpose and self-love. She provides services in English and works with clients through several online session formats to fit different schedules.
How therapy methods translate to online care
Mishel uses a few complementary approaches that can work well online. Somatic-informed work focuses on body sensations and gentle grounding practices to help people notice how stress shows up in the body and learn ways to calm it. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and building a trusting relationship so people feel understood and heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools and exercises to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.Finding the right mix is part of the process. Mishel collaborates with each person to figure out which approaches fit their goals and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time based on what feels helpful and what does not, so the plan grows from mutual decision-making rather than a fixed prescription.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video lets people use visual cues and demonstrations, while phone and text options offer flexibility when video is not practical. These formats support continuity of care and give multiple ways to practice skills between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English