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Counselor Thoughts with Michelle Nietert

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Licensed Professional Counselor and Clinical Director of Community Counseling Associates

Michelle Nietert

Michelle has been passionately equipping audiences in the community, church, school and private practice office setting for over twenty years. Her articles have been published in ParentLife Magazine and on the MOPS blog.

She is currently working with a publishing agent on a book for parents equipping them to engage in Uncomfortable Conversations with their Children.

Michelle and her husband Drew work diligently at being happily married for almost 15 years and have two children they almost adore too much. Michelle loves inspiring readers and audiences alike to discover Solutions for Life with Practical Teaching and Biblical Wisdom (upon request).

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If you are looking for information regarding counseling services, please visit Community Counseling Associates.

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We want to equip parents to discuss this adolescent problem with their child long before families are exposed to “cutting” through media, friends or a child’s own decision.

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Why Michelle?

Michelle has worked with tens of thousands of clients! Here's what they say...

Michelle has the ability to take abstract concepts and communicate them in a way that holds an audience’s attention and motivates them to change.

Dennis Foose, Previous Singles Minister
The Heights Baptist Church
​Richardson, TX

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2017-08-07T13:36:54+00:00

Dennis Foose, Previous Singles Minister
The Heights Baptist Church
​Richardson, TX

Michelle has the ability to take abstract concepts and communicate them in a way that holds an audience’s attention and motivates them to change.

"Michelle is a wonderful and highly sought after speaker. She is engaging, knowledgeable and connects well with her audience."

2017-05-13T16:33:35+00:00
"Michelle is a wonderful and highly sought after speaker. She is engaging, knowledgeable and connects well with her audience."

"Michelle is such an inviting speaker. Her knowledge of topics and the way she relates the information to her audience is so smooth you have no idea you are learning so much material! Never at a loss of resources and information, she can speak to all sizes of groups and levels of understanding. Her statement of faith is felt and spoken as she shares who she is and what she does."

2017-05-13T16:47:37+00:00
"Michelle is such an inviting speaker. Her knowledge of topics and the way she relates the information to her audience is so smooth you have no idea you are learning so much material! Never at a loss of resources and information, she can speak to all sizes of groups and levels of understanding. Her statement of faith is felt and spoken as she shares who she is and what she does."

"Michelle brings practical insight, contagious enthusiasm, positive energy all centered and mixed with a vibrant faith. Your audience will be captivated during her presentations and will leave armed with information that will help them in their life challenges."

2017-05-13T16:48:10+00:00
"Michelle brings practical insight, contagious enthusiasm, positive energy all centered and mixed with a vibrant faith. Your audience will be captivated during her presentations and will leave armed with information that will help them in their life challenges."

"Michelle is an excellent speaker and very knowledgeable of issues of faith and life. She is especially gifted with topics related to mental health, relationships, parenting, co-parenting for divorced couples, strengthening the family, relating to difficult people at work. I highly recommend her as a speaker for churches, civic organizations, schools, and any organization wanting to improve its emotional intelligence."

2017-05-13T16:48:46+00:00
"Michelle is an excellent speaker and very knowledgeable of issues of faith and life. She is especially gifted with topics related to mental health, relationships, parenting, co-parenting for divorced couples, strengthening the family, relating to difficult people at work. I highly recommend her as a speaker for churches, civic organizations, schools, and any organization wanting to improve its emotional intelligence."
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Teaching Our Children To Love Their Neighbors with Jennifer Grant

Encouragement· Faith· Guest Post· Parenting

As a previous school reading specialist and high school reading teacher, I am passionate about reading to my kids and equipping them to be great leaders. In the mental health profession, we often use books with kids to teach coping and social skills. This intervention is called psycho education or bibliotherapy. I also love finding great children’s books to use…
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Talk to Your Kids About Suicide Sooner Than You Want To

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With the article from npr.com regarding 13 Reasons Why circling on social media, I wanted to again take this opportunity to encourage you as a parent to talk to your kids about this subject no matter what you think about the Netflix show. You can read the article by clicking on the photo below. Below is my response in a…
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How Spills Can Strengthen Family Ties

Encouragement· Faith· Guest Post· Parenting

Lori Wildenberg is my guest today and an author, parenting educator, leader of the Moms Together page and group and very wise woman. Today she is sharing about our responses to our children’s spills in life because there are days (and sometimes years) when parenting can be pretty messy. In remarkable and unbelievable kid timing, while one child clandestinely fed…
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Dating Your Kids?

Kid Connections· Kids and Technology· Parenting

Yes! I date my kids. It’s one of the best one on one activities that we do. In general, I let them pick what they like to do and I model for them making them feel very special. When kids and family members are in conflict, we highly recommend this activity at the counseling center. We do have specific guidelines….
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An Invitation, Not Explanation: Finding Your Way to Your Child’s Heart

Encouragement· Faith· Guest Post· Parenting

Mother daughter relationships can be extremely tricky. They are often a topic of conversation in our counseling center. Finding a great faith based resource with practical tools makes our jobs easier. I’m so excited to introduce  Blythe Daniel and Helen Macintosh as my guests on the blog today! They are the authors of Mended: Restoring the Hearts of Mothers and Daughters.  Connecting with…
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