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Michele Manyko-Baranowski, LPC
Pennsylvania
LPC in Pennsylvania - stress and anxiety focus
See online therapy options- CBT informed
- Motivational interviewing
- Workplace and social issues
About Michele
Michele Manyko-Baranowski is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 10 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, anger, self-esteem struggles, and attention difficulties such as ADHD. Michele works in English and draws on practical talk-based methods to address everyday problems.
She frames clients as the experts on their own story and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts and habits, testing new responses, and practicing small changes that fit daily life. Michele uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside client-centered techniques and motivational interviewing to guide the work.
Her approach is straightforward. Conversations look at current patterns that cause distress and identify concrete experiments to try between sessions. Michele pays attention to communication breakdowns, impulsive reactions, and difficulties concentrating or remembering tasks.
She often works with people facing workplace stress, social anxiety or phobia, family-related problems, and issues with self-love or self-image. Michele breaks down larger problems into specific steps that can be practiced and reviewed over time.
New clients are asked to describe their main concerns and goals so sessions can focus on the most useful changes. The early meetings are practical and goal-oriented, with an eye toward what can be tried right away and adjusted as needed.
How Michele applies practical approaches in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters most to the client. It helps people clarify goals and feel understood so they can make choices that fit their life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses short experiments to change patterns that cause distress. Motivational Interviewing helps people resolve mixed feelings about change and find reasons to try new behaviors.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michele will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan based on what actually helps in day-to-day life.
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and offering more flexibility around work or family commitments. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to suit remote sessions so practical CBT tasks and communication practice remain usable in everyday routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, anger, self-esteem, and attention issues such as ADHD, plus related communication and workplace problems.
How does she work with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to create practical experiments to try new responses between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 10 years of professional experience working with adults on mood, attention, and relationship difficulties.
What credential does she hold and where does she work?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Pennsylvania.
Can I have sessions in other languages or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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