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Michelle Vitale

She/Her/Hers

Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC Certified Yoga Instructor

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island Not Accepting Online

This therapist is currently not accepting new clients. Find available Pennsylvania and Rhode Island therapists on Zencare.

Updated January 17, 2022

Specialties & Expertise

College, graduate, and medical student mental health
Women’s issues
Women in STEM-related fields
Navigating transitions in life and work
Cultural adjustments, migration trauma, multiculturalism

Strengthening healthy relationships with self and others
Strengthening emotional resilience
Mindfulness + self-compassion
Life transitions

Professional statement

Giusita Michelle Vitale (pronouns she/ella) is a licensed counselor and coach offering remote sessions to clients living in RI or PA. Michelle works with adults navigating transitions or challenges in their lives, work, or education, and her practice aims to help clients transform their challenges into opportunities for greater learning, possibility, and growth.

Her work with clients blends both compassion and practical skills that holistically support personal and professional development; her clients build clarity, confidence, and take bold action in a fulfilling direction.

Michelle offers individual counseling, coaching or a blend of both. Additionally, Michelle holds group sessions, as she believes the interplay between and among group participants can create exponential possibilities for growth and positive change.

Michelle was born and raised in Venezuela, in a biracial family and immigrated to the United States as a teen. Spanish is her native language. She received her Masters in Counseling Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania with a course of study focused on Multicultural Counseling. Prior to her work in counseling, she studied Business Administration at Babson College, worked in the private sector, and spent a year researching women’s leadership in Santiago de Chile as a Fulbright Scholar.

Her sessions are remote, secure video sessions that can be in either English or Spanish.

Message to clients

When navigating life challenges and changes, we can all benefit from the support, structure and accountability of a skilled compassionate companion. As your compassionate companion, I will join you in this journey of exploration and learning. We will work together to bravely and kindly learn more about you and the patterns supporting or inhibiting your growth, explore what is possible for you, and help you move in a direction that feels fulfilling for you.

Specialties

College, graduate, and medical student mental health - Navigating transitions and pressures in balancing workload, high demands, school and personal life, and career exploration.

Women’s issues - Women’s health, motherhood, child-free living, confidence, relationships and dating, navigating divorce, finding one's voice, shame resilience, making time for yourself and healing your energy, career management, etc.

Women in STEM-related fields - Working with women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics related fields facing personal or professional challenges.

Navigating transitions in life and work - Strengthen courage and compassion skills to explore current challenges, create possibility by designing what’s next, and define how you want to inhabit your next phase

Cultural adjustments, migration trauma, multiculturalism - Healthy transitions into new situations or environments, building cultural awareness, improving ability to interact across differences, navigating multiculturalism, cultural identity. Including work with international students

Strengthening healthy relationships with self and others - Increasing self-compassion, confidence and assertiveness, building trust in relationships, and improving relational dynamics with others

Strengthening emotional resilience - Improving your ability to adapt to changes, challenges and stressful situations

Mindfulness + self-compassion - Cultivating a braver and kinder sense of self; increasing assertiveness, confidence, and self-acceptance

Life transitions - Coping with difficult or impactful life changes, such as moving to a new area, relationship transitions, child rearing, or career changes; learning self-care to better manage resulting stress

General expertise

Treatment approaches

Clientele

Adults (24+)

Young adults (18-24)

Insurance

Brown University Student Health Insurance (United Healthcare)

Out-of-pocket fees

Individual sessions: $200 (50min)

Additional session information

Out-of-network billing options

This provider can support you in getting reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network reimbursement. Here are the out-of-network billing options they provide:

Super billing

Payment options

Cash
Credit Card
Debit Card

Location(s)

Online Sessions (Pennsylvania)

Not accepting new clients online

Currently Available Times

Morning (Before 10am)
Daytime (10am - 1pm)
Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
Evening (After 5pm)
Weekends

Regular Hours

Mon Closed
Tue 9:00am-4:00pm
Wed 9:00am-4:00pm
Thu 9:00am-4:00pm
Fri Closed
Sat Closed
Sun Closed

Online Sessions (Rhode Island)

Not accepting new clients online

Currently Available Times

Morning (Before 10am)
Daytime (10am - 1pm)
Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
Evening (After 5pm)
Weekends

Regular Hours

Mon Closed
Tue 9:00am-4:00pm
Wed 9:00am-4:00pm
Thu 9:00am-4:00pm
Fri Closed
Sat Closed
Sun Closed

Work and Education

Private Practice, Counseling and Coaching, 2016 - Present
Be Collaborative Care, Mind-Body Therapist, 2016 - 2019
The Providence Center, Bilingual Clinical Counselor, 2014 - 2016

University of Pennsylvania, Masters in Counseling Psychology, 2014
Universidad del Desarrollo, Fulbright Scholar, 2011
Certified Yoga Teacher, 2009
Babson College, Bachelor in Business Administration, 2007
NBCC, Nationally Certified Counselor
UMASS Medical School, Certification track for Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

Languages

English

Spanish

Therapy Groups

A virtual Mindfulness and Compassion Practice Circle for Women

This virtual practice circle for women blends compassionate meditation, journaling, and talk therapy to cultivate emotional resillience.

A virtual mindfulness and Compassion Group for College Students

This 4-week group + practice circle provides a connected and supportive space for college students to explore mindful and compassionate skills to cultivate emotional resilience.

Client testimonials

"Working with Michelle restored my faith in therapy and in myself. She has taught me so many practices that I use every day to stay grounded and compassionate. I love that I can apply what we learned together by myself and with my loved ones outside of our sessions."

- Zencare client • August 2021

"Michelle is absolutely incredible. I've been seeing therapists for over 10 years, and she's the best provider I've ever had. She is truly compassionate and caring towards her clients. I felt like I was always heard, acknowledged and always learned something new. She's constantly working to develop new skills and to improve her work and client relationships. I would say she was especially great helping me transition out of college and helping me heal some childhood immigration trauma. Therapists like her are truly hard to find."

- Zencare client • August 2021

"Michelle was warm, attentive, and thoughtful during our phone call. She listened to me speak a little bit and then immediately had ideas about how we might work together. I am eager for my first session and the conversations to come."

- Zencare client • June 2020

"Very welcoming and warm, made me feel at ease instantly and was very clear about the services she could offer me."

- Zencare client • November 2019

"You can really connect to her as a person and she helps you achieve specific goals in self-improvement."

- Brown University alum '19 • September 2019