Dr. Michelle Dobson, LPC

Dr. Michelle Dobson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Arkansas with 10 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through a wide range of life challenges. She holds a master’s degree in mental health counseling, reflecting clinical training in assessment and treatment, and a PhD in counselor education and supervision, which represents advanced study in counseling theory, training, and supervision. In addition, she is a Registered Play Therapist - a credential that indicates specialized training in using play as a therapeutic tool across the lifespan.

Dr. Dobson works with clients facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family conflicts, parenting concerns, intimacy issues, anger, career questions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and the challenges that accompany life transitions. She also addresses related areas such as attachment and abandonment issues, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, hoarding, impulsivity, isolation and loneliness, forgiveness, guilt and shame, veteran and armed forces issues, and young adult concerns. Her approach is grounded in a mix of evidence-informed methods, including Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Emphasizing communication, relationship building, and family systems, Dr. Dobson combines an understanding of past experiences with a forward-looking focus on setting and reaching personal and family goals. She uses a strengths-based stance, partnering with clients to identify and develop the resources needed to move toward those goals, whether working individually, with couples, or with entire family systems.