Michelle Perry

Michelle Perry is a licensed counselor based in Nebraska who works with adults facing grief, loss, death, aging, depression, anxiety, co-dependency, relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, LGBT-related issues, self-esteem challenges, and compassion fatigue. She is trained in EMDR - an approach used to address trauma - and uses a range of therapeutic methods to meet each person where they are.

She earned a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Liberty University in 2012. Michelle has three years of experience providing therapy services and previously spent nine years working as a social worker in skilled nursing facilities before moving into hospice work. Those professional roles, together with her personal experience, contribute to a compassionate, empathetic clinical style.

Michelle takes a collaborative, goal-oriented approach to counseling, partnering with clients to set and pursue their objectives. She is known for a warm, friendly presence and often brings gentle humor into sessions when appropriate. Michelle tailors interventions to fit a person’s needs and preferences, drawing on cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness practices, narrative therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy. Her theoretical orientation is attachment-based and she is trauma-informed.

Michelle recognizes that reaching out for help can be difficult and she respects each person’s experience. She aims to provide compassionate, focused care that supports clients in working toward the changes they want.