Rise Above
Counseling Services
Supporting your journey toward insight, resilience, and meaningful change.
Welcome
We’re glad you are here
If you’re here, chances are something in your life feels heavy right now. Maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck in patterns you can’t seem to break, navigating a difficult relationship, carrying stress from work, or trying to make sense of painful experiences from your past. You may be a parent worried about your child, a teen struggling to regulate big emotions, an adult feeling burned out or disconnected, or a first responder carrying the invisible weight of what you’ve seen and experienced. Wherever you are in your journey, you are not alone—and you are in the right place.
Trauma-Informed Care for Real-Life Stressors
Practical Tools for Building Emotional Strength
Processing the Past. Building the Future
Who We Are
About Us
At Rise Above LLC, we believe that healing begins in a warm, supportive, and collaborative environment. We work with individuals ranging from children to adults who are ready to better understand themselves and build the tools needed to move forward with confidence.
Together, we focus on strengthening emotion regulation, developing healthier communication strategies, building distress tolerance skills, and processing both past and present traumatic experiences. We hold particular respect and understanding for those in first responder roles and other high-stress professions who often carry burdens silently.
Our Founder
Meet Michelle
LPC, CFRC, ACS, NCC
I began to pursue my ultimate dream of becoming a therapist in the mental health field after working in public and higher education for nearly a decade. While my counseling career started in group practice settings, it ultimately led to me founding Rise Above LLC in the summer of 2024.
I truly believe that you are not defined by your circumstances, but by your ability to rise above them. I share this with my clients who typically range from adolescents to adults and are experiencing a variety of symptoms affecting their moods and overall functioning. Common presenting concerns include school/work stress, relational issues, past traumas, and life transitions. As a certified first responder counselor, I also support individuals whose lives are impacted by their work in such roles.
With each client, I strive to support their unique journey of personal growth and the development of resilience in their lives. Whether my clients have a difficult time accepting their pasts, living in the present, or embracing what is yet to come, I'm here to listen to their stories and take the next steps with them toward whatever their goals may be.
I hope to have the opportunity to work together with you as you gain insight into your current concerns and empower you to lead a healthier, more productive life.
Our Services
What We Do
Rise Above LLC offers individual counseling services for children, teens, and adults seeking meaningful, growth-oriented work.
For child and teen clients, parent and family sessions may be integrated to enhance communication, reinforce skills outside of session, and support sustainable progress.
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Individual Services
- Suitable for Age 9 through adulthood
- Common Presenting Concerns: anxiety, depression, school/work stress, relational issues, past traumas, and life transitions
- Special Populations: first responders and/or their family members
Contact
Get in touch
You can reach out to us by emailing us at info@riseabovecs.com or by filling in the form provided below.
Why the Phoenix?
The phoenix represents resilience, renewal, and transformation. In mythology, it rises from the ashes—stronger after facing destruction. At Rise Above LLC, the phoenix symbolizes the human capacity to rebuild after hardship, to grow through adversity, and to rediscover strength even in life’s most challenging seasons. Just as the phoenix rises, therapy is a space where healing, empowerment, and meaningful change take flight.