Michelle Lathon, LCSW-C

Michelle Lathon is a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C) in Maryland who helps people facing depression, anxiety, grief, and stress. She speaks plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person. Her goal is to ease overwhelming feelings so everyday life feels more manageable.

Michelle offers a calm, non-judgmental presence and builds a trusting working relationship. She draws on a strengths-based stance and focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions. Conversations center on what a person needs now, and on skills to use when hard emotions come up.

She supports people dealing with self-esteem struggles, loneliness, guilt, and shame. Michelle also works with those carrying caregiver burden, juggling workplace stress, or navigating complicated family of origin issues. She provides care for people facing midlife transitions, aging and geriatric challenges, and the stress of serious illness and end-of-life concerns.

Her approach is integrative and evidence-based, blending humanistic and person-centered elements with somatic awareness and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral strategies. That mix is aimed at helping people process painful emotions and build steady coping skills. Sessions are paced to match each person’s needs and energy.

With 15 years of clinical experience, Michelle focuses on helping people find realistic ways to move forward. She encourages small, achievable steps toward greater resilience and clearer life purpose.

Approaches that guide online care

Michelle blends person-centered and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral work into an integrative approach. Person-centered work prioritizes listening, empathy, and the client’s own goals, which helps people clarify values and make decisions. Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral strategies look at how thoughts, feelings, and bodily reactions connect, and teach practical skills to reduce distress and manage triggers.

She also uses somatic awareness to help people notice how stress shows up in the body and to learn ways to settle physical tension. These techniques can support work on grief, caregiver stress, anxiety, and mood challenges by pairing talk with grounding practices.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. The therapist and client will collaborate to identify which methods fit the person’s needs, goals, and preferences, and they will adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

If you are interested in online sessions, please confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Discuss available formats during scheduling to choose what works best for everyday life.