Michelle Waguespack, LPC

Michelle Waguespack is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana who helps people manage stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career concerns, and life transitions. She also supports people working through relationship and family strains, parenting challenges, and aging and geriatric issues. Her tone is warm and straightforward, aimed at practical change rather than jargon.

She has 12 years of counseling experience across university, business, and private practice settings. Michelle's graduate work emphasized marriage and family, and she later developed a focus in career counseling that covers early, mid, and late career questions. That background shapes how she frames both personal and work-related goals.

In sessions she uses a collaborative, client-centered stance. That means she listens first and asks what matters to the person sitting across from her. She combines that approach with cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and solution-focused strategies to set short-term, achievable steps.

Michelle emphasizes communication skills, confidence building, and practical coping strategies for anxiety, grief, and life change. She works with individual clients to set clear goals and build small habits that move them toward those goals. Her style is supportive and action-oriented.

People looking to address blended family dynamics, codependency patterns, or aging-related concerns can expect conversations about realistic next steps. She offers straightforward coaching and therapy tools so clients can try new behaviors between sessions.

To get started, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Michelle uses client-centered therapy to put the person's goals first. That means sessions begin with open listening and the therapist following the client's lead to identify the most important areas to address. This approach is useful for people wanting space to talk through feelings and priorities.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT helps people break unhelpful patterns and learn practical skills for anxiety, low self-esteem, and stress. Solution-Focused Therapy is part of her toolkit as well and targets small, achievable steps to create quick progress and build confidence.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and suggest which methods to try. Plans are adjusted over time based on what works for that person.

If you are considering online work, confirm current session options before booking. Many people appreciate online sessions because they can fit meetings into a busy day, avoid travel time, or choose a shorter check-in when needed. Licensed professionals can use these methods to help with practical coping skills, communication practice, career decisions, and planning for aging-related changes.