Michelle Murray
(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
We will create a safe and trusting environment that empowers you to reach your full potential by empowering, healing and inspiring growth.
Michelle offers a holistic approach to healing. She incorporates evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Activation, Mindfulness Practices, and Strengths-Based Motivational Interviewing into her sessions. Michelle’s unique style fosters a safe and trusting environment, empowering individuals to realize their full potential and reach their personal goals. She believes in addressing the “whole person,” acknowledging their spiritual, physical, and social needs on the path to wellness. With a perfect balance of challenge and support, Michelle guides her clients towards long-term change and overall wellness.
Practice hours (CST)
Accepts new patients after hospitalization for
- Manic episodes
- Severe depression
- Self-harming behavior
- Suicidal intent or a plan
- Altered mental status or delirium
- Psychosis (delusions and hallucinations)
- Escalating reckless or impulsive behavior
- Suicide attempt
- Eating disorders
- Substance use
- Severe emotional stress or trauma
Reserves times throughout the week for new clients after discharge from the hospital.
Adjusts scheduling to accommodate new clients after their hospitalization.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Abuse
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Issues
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality
- Bullying
- Burnout
- Career
- Childhood Abuse
- Chronic Illness/Pain
- Conflict Resolution
- Dependent Personality
- Depression
- Disability
- Divorce
- Drug Use
- Eating Concerns
- End of Life
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Financial Concerns
- Gender Identity
- Grief and Loss
- Immigration/Acculturation
- Infidelity
- Insomnia
- Intimacy Concerns
- Learning Disorder
- Life Transitions
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Medication Concerns
- Men's Issues
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
- Panic
- Paranoid Personality
- Parenting Concerns
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Performance Anxiety
- Personal Growth
- Personality Disorders
- Phobia
- Physical Assault
- Physical Stress
- Postpartum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity
- Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
- Relationship Violence/Stalking/Harassment
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- Schizoaffective
- Schizophrenia, Schizophreniform and Brief Psychosis
- School Concerns
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Concerns
- Sexual Identity
- Sleep Concerns
- Social Anxiety
- Spiritual/Religious Concerns
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
- Seniors (65 or older)
Location
Accommodations
Entering the practice
- Wide doorway
- Well-lit path to entrance
- Door can be opened easily
- Step-free entry
- Flat path to the front door
- Service animals allowed
- Disabled parking spot (8ft / 2.4m)
Getting around
- Wide hallways (36” or 90cm)
- Elevators
Settling in
- Wide entry to clinician space
- Storage for mobility aids (e.g. wheelchair, scooter)
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Alliance Wisconsin – Wisconsin
- BadgerCare – Wisconsin
- Dean Health Plan – Wisconsin
- Forward Health – Wisconsin
- Group Health Cooperative (GHC) – Wisconsin
- Quartz – Wisconsin
- Documentation provided for patient filling
- In-network insurance
- Single case agreement
- Out-of-network insurance
- Out-of-pocket
- Sliding scale
Credentials
Licenses
LCSW
Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
7814-123, Wisconsin
Independent Clinical Supervisor
Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
15638-135, Wisconsin