- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness practice
About Michal
Michal Collier is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with 21 years of experience. She has worked in agencies, online, and in private practice. Michal lists anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns among the issues she addresses, along with a range of other challenges such as trauma, grief, and stress.
She uses several therapeutic approaches to guide sessions, including attachment-based work, client-centered methods, CBT, DBT, and mindfulness practices. Sessions are described plainly: talking through what feels overwhelming, looking for patterns that keep problems alive, and learning practical skills to manage difficult feelings.
Michal has a history of working with adults across many life stages and situations. Her background includes agency work and running a private practice called One Affinity. That mix of settings informs how she balances structured skill-building with open conversation.
In sessions she focuses on concrete steps people can take between meetings. That may include learning calming techniques, practicing new ways to communicate, or trying small experiments to test unhelpful beliefs. She also attends to relational patterns such as attachment and codependency when relevant.
People who carry guilt or shame often bring questions about worth, mistakes, and belonging. Michal’s stated approach combines talking, skill practice, and mindfulness to help people examine those feelings and how they influence daily life.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Michal commonly draws on attachment-based work and cognitive behavioral therapy in her practice. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds influence current feelings and behavior; it helps when guilt and shame link to relationship fears. Cognitive behavioral therapy examines thoughts and actions, offering simple experiments and skill practice to shift unhelpful patterns and reduce intense emotional reactions.Finding the right mix of these approaches is collaborative. She will talk with a person about their goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. That means deciding together whether more skills practice, more relational exploration, or a blend makes sense for the issue at hand.
About practical online work: the biography indicates prior online experience, but does not list specific session formats here. Confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove the need to travel. Therapists and licensed professionals adapt their methods for remote meetings so exercises, grounding techniques, and conversational work still take place in a way that fits everyday life.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She lists anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, stress, and related issues such as codependency and communication problems.
How does she approach therapy?
She combines attachment-based work, client-centered methods, CBT, DBT, and mindfulness to talk through problems and build practical skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 21 years of professional experience working in agencies, online, and in private practice.
What credential and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Georgia.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography mentions online work and agency and private practice experience; confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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