Michele McShea, LCSW

Michele McShea is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Illinois with 19 years of practice. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, addictions, trauma and LGBT-related concerns. Michele also addresses issues like self-esteem, intimacy struggles, and coping with life changes.

Her approach balances practical coping skills and deeper reflection. She uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to help people change unhelpful patterns and find concrete next steps. She also draws on psychodynamic and existential ideas to look at long-standing patterns and meaning in life.

Michele often helps people untangle family of origin problems, codependency, and communication or commitment issues. She works with concerns such as abandonment, body image, guilt and shame, and problems that follow infidelity or separation. She also supports people dealing with isolation and the long-term effects of trauma and abuse.

Sessions typically combine short-term problem solving with longer-term work on underlying patterns. Michele listens for what is getting in the way of daily functioning and suggests practical skills you can use between sessions. She also helps people reflect on how past experiences shape current choices.

The overall aim is to increase functioning while working toward deeper change. Michele helps people build coping skills, strengthen relationships, and make clearer decisions about their next steps. If you want straightforward, experience-based guidance, she focuses on what helps in day-to-day life.

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