Dr. Michelle Tatum, LCPC, LPCC

Dr. Michelle Tatum is a therapist who uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She holds LCPC and LPCC credentials and brings 18 years of clinical experience to her work in Nevada. She emphasizes respectful, sensitive care and aims to meet people where they are.

Dr. Tatum focuses on clear, practical steps that clients can use outside sessions. She talks through patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems stuck. She helps people identify small, doable changes that reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and ease low mood.

Her background includes nearly two decades of work with adults facing relationship strain, grief, addictions, parenting stress, and workplace burnout. She also supports people dealing with attachment concerns, life transitions, and issues related to veteran and armed forces experiences. Her approach is grounded in real-world strategies rather than jargon.

Sessions are framed around each person’s goals. Dr. Tatum and the client shape goals together and track progress over time. She adapts conversations and plans to fit individual needs and cultural context.

People seeking help can expect a direct but compassionate style. The aim is steady improvement through homework, skill building, and short-term goals. Dr. Tatum encourages questions and keeps the pace aligned with what each person can manage.

How CBT and online work fit together

Dr. Tatum practices Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and acting. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress by teaching concrete skills and short exercises to practice between sessions.

CBT helps break cycles of avoidance and rumination by using short tasks and behavior experiments. This approach suits people who want clear tools for everyday problems, such as improving sleep, managing panic, or changing work-related stress responses.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to match CBT techniques to their goals and preferences. That conversation guides which skills to focus on and how quickly to move from thinking work to behavior change.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the profile does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during a lunch break or between appointments. It can also permit short, focused sessions when bandwidth or scheduling needs call for quicker check-ins.