Michelle

Ms Michelle DeCola

Psychotherapist

“My specialization is helping people feel less anxious and depressed, and build healthy and close relationships to feel more peace and fulfillment in their lives. (25 years).”

About Me

Welcome! Investing in your mental/emotional wellness is the key to your happiness and peace. My passion is helping people create more meaningful relationships, and developing mindfulness practices that help you understand how to feel less anxious and/or depressed. I offer a dedicated space to explore all relationship issues, anxiety and depression. . In our therapy relationship, my guidance is to help individuals and couples cultivate the skills to understand their feelings, and the origins of any trauma, losses, and past hurts that are affecting your happiness. My work over the past 30 years includes CBT, Mindfulness practices, Emotionally Focused Therapy, IFS informed therapy, and a background in Gottman informed practices. I look forward to supporting you in your journey.

Approach

I help people lower anxiety and lift mood while repairing closeness through steady, focused sessions that blend skills practice with honest reflection. In my Louisville office and by secure video, work moves between short experiments in session and simple, doable tasks between meetings so insights become habits. I use both one-on-one and group settings to test new ways of relating, track patterns linked to addiction or mood shifts, and adjust pacing to what feels manageable. This approach fits adults and couples ready for practical, relational change.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

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Services

I specialize in individuals, couples and families.

Services Offered:

  • Group Therapy

    Therapy conducted with a small group of people who share similar concerns, using peer interaction and diverse perspectives as part of the healing process.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Ukraine Aid

    Mental health support specifically for people affected by the conflict in Ukraine, including refugees, displaced families, and those experiencing war trauma.

Works With:

  • Adults
  • Couples

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Addiction

    A compulsive dependence on a substance or behaviour, such as alcohol, drugs, or gambling, that causes harmful consequences to health, relationships, or daily life.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Depression

    A mood disorder marked by persistent low mood, loss of interest or pleasure, and changes in energy, sleep, or appetite that impair daily functioning.

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  • Divorce Coping

    The emotional upheaval of separation or divorce, including grief, anger, identity disruption, and the challenge of restructuring family life.

  • Family Issues

    Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.

  • Grief, Loss & Bereavement

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss, varying widely in duration and expression.

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  • Intimacy Issues

    Difficulties with emotional or physical closeness in relationships, including fear of vulnerability, avoidance of connection, or sexual concerns.

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Professional Title:

  • Psychotherapist

    A professional trained to provide in-depth therapy that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting change.

Credentials

Registrations

Ill Professional Regulation

LCPC

Division of Professions and Occupations - Colorado

LPC

Qualifications

Dominican University of California

Service Areas

Life Counseling, Inc

In-person & Online

Lafayette-louisville, Colorado

United States

Louisville, United States