Michele Bowen

Michele Bowen is a licensed clinical social worker (LMSW, LCSW) with 20 years of professional experience and licensure in Michigan and Indiana. She has worked in behavioral healthcare since 1994 in a variety of roles, bringing a steady, informed perspective to therapy with adults who are navigating stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, and grief and loss.

Her work centers on meeting clients where they are, creating a welcoming space for thoughts and feelings to be shared without fear of judgment, and collaborating on practical goals that reflect each person’s values and needs. Michele tailors her theoretical framework to the individual, drawing on evidence-based practices with a compassionate and ethical approach while also emphasizing a whole-person focus that considers mind, body, and spirit.

Michele is EMDR Certified (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), a structured trauma therapy approach, and she also holds the ACCTS credential (Advanced Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist) from the Arizona Trauma Institute. In addition, she is a CAADC (Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor) through the Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals, reflecting advanced training in substance use treatment. Her technical skills include Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), co-occurring treatment, IFS for EMDR Therapists (Internal Family Systems), Motivational Interviewing, TF-CBT, and work with complex trauma and dissociation.

She believes that taking the first step toward a more fulfilling life takes courage, and she aims to support clients through that process by building on strengths, fostering resilience, and offering effective tools. When it fits a client’s comfort level, Michele may incorporate somatic work, meditation, mindfulness, and light yoga into sessions, drawing from her own ongoing holistic self-care practice.