Looking for connection, courage and change?!

Hi, I'm Michelle!

Our stories are often filled with pain, loss, and brokenness which can end up dominating our head space. Our thoughts are powerful, but we are more than our thoughts.

Changing the way we think can change how we feel, how we act, and how we relate to ourselves and others. Pain and problems can be opportunities for connection, courage, and change.

I love joining with young women to journey through hard places, unpack difficult stories, fight fears, and rewrite negative thinking to find strength, hope and joy.

"Compassionate people ask for what they need. They say no when they need to and when they say yes, they mean it. They're compassionate because their boundaries keep them out of resentment" - Brene Brown

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Who and how I help...

I specialize in helping college and young adult women find clarity and relief from anxious thoughts, comfort and healing in grief and loss, and confidence and joy in themselves and their relationships with others! Using CBT, DBT, ERP and EMDR depending on your particular needs, we will work together to decrease anxiety, improve mood, decrease obsessive and intrusive thoughts, and process as well as heal from trauma.

Background and Education

2014-2017

Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy
Liberty University

Michelle Highfield, LPC #12232 completed her internship and licensure with Stonegate Counseling Associates. She was under the supervision of Dr. Geoffrey Paetzhold, LPC #2488 and CPCS #343. Michelle has training in restoration therapy, narrative therapy, CBT, DBT, ERP and EMDR. She enjoys bringing each of these techniques into her work with women in college and on who are wrestling with relational issues, anxiety, OCD, depression, body image, sexual abuse, and trauma.

2002-2010

Masters in Business Administration

Bachelors in Mathematics
Berry College

After completing her MBA, Michelle moved to Nairobi, Kenya for 4 years an entrepreneur and director under a non-profit organization, BlueSky Global. She spent over 12 years working with middle school, high school, and college students in camp, team building, and ministry settings. Michelle enjoys helping people develop leadership skills and manage relationships in the workplace. She working with people living and serving in international communities as well.