- Focus on young adults
- Practical coping skills
- LGBTQ+ affirming
About Michelle
Michelle Haptonstall is a licensed professional counselor with 15 years of experience in Colorado. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, or big life changes. Michelle aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what matters most to them.
She has worked in both school and community settings, so she knows practical ways to support everyday struggles. Much of her work focuses on young adult issues and the emotional challenges that come with transitions. She also helps people who are coping with relationship strain, communication problems, and the aftereffects of separation or divorce.
Michelle pays close attention to how attachment, fears of abandonment, and shame show up in relationships and self-image. She supports people who struggle with isolation, self-harm urges, or difficulty practicing self-love. Sessions emphasize clearer communication, healthier boundaries, and steps people can use between meetings.
Her practice is explicitly welcoming to LGBTQ+ identities and to those seeking a non-religious counseling environment. Michelle describes her style as compassionate and individualized; she adapts her approach to each person rather than using a single method for everyone.
If someone is looking for help building emotional resilience and improving their close relationships, Michelle focuses on practical skills and steady emotional support. People who want to start can expect a collaborative process that honors their pace and priorities.
She has worked in both school and community settings, so she knows practical ways to support everyday struggles. Much of her work focuses on young adult issues and the emotional challenges that come with transitions. She also helps people who are coping with relationship strain, communication problems, and the aftereffects of separation or divorce.
Michelle pays close attention to how attachment, fears of abandonment, and shame show up in relationships and self-image. She supports people who struggle with isolation, self-harm urges, or difficulty practicing self-love. Sessions emphasize clearer communication, healthier boundaries, and steps people can use between meetings.
Her practice is explicitly welcoming to LGBTQ+ identities and to those seeking a non-religious counseling environment. Michelle describes her style as compassionate and individualized; she adapts her approach to each person rather than using a single method for everyone.
If someone is looking for help building emotional resilience and improving their close relationships, Michelle focuses on practical skills and steady emotional support. People who want to start can expect a collaborative process that honors their pace and priorities.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.