Michele Bowen, LMSW, LCSW

Michele Bowen is a licensed social worker practicing in Michigan with 20 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, grief, and self-esteem concerns. Michele aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared and understood.

She has worked in behavioral healthcare since 1994 in a range of roles, and brings that breadth of background to each session. Michele uses a mix of approaches tailored to the person in front of her, drawing on methods such as Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Mindfulness Therapy.

Michele describes her style as collaborative and practical. She focuses on helping people build on their strengths and develop skills to manage symptoms like panic attacks, mood shifts, and difficult memories. She also supports people facing issues such as abandonment, attachment problems, caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, codependency, dissociation, guilt, loneliness, and veteran and armed forces related concerns.

Her approach often includes somatic work, meditation, mindfulness, and light yoga when clients are open to those practices. Michele emphasizes a holistic view - mind, body, and spirit - while working alongside people toward personal goals and greater resilience.

Taking the first step can feel hard, and Michele offers steady support through that process. Prospective clients should follow the site steps to match and schedule a session.

How Michele's approaches fit into online therapy

Michele uses approaches such as EMDR and DBT in her work. EMDR involves guided attention and memory processing to help reduce distress from traumatic memories and can be useful for post-traumatic stress and complex trauma. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving toleration of distress, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at patterns in relationships and how early bonds affect current trust and closeness. These approaches are explained in simple terms and discussed with each person to find what feels right. Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process; the therapist and client review goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up to pick techniques that fit.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session formats before booking since formats were not listed in the biography. Online work can make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into a busy life - for example by avoiding travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or letting someone keep working with a therapist when relocation or mobility are factors. Licensed professionals adapt exercises like EMDR processing, DBT skill coaching, mindfulness practice, and somatic techniques to the online setting while collaborating on pacing and comfort.