Michelle Maillet brings over 10 years of professional experience across diverse areas of social work, including clinical counselling, the unhoused sector, supportive housing, and gender-based violence. Throughout her career, she has supported youth and adults navigating the spectrum of addictions and recovery. These experiences fuel her passion for supporting individuals through the recovery process, as well as other human experiences such as anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, burnout, grief, and relationships.
Michelle’s therapeutic approach is warm, compassionate, collaborative, and genuinely curious—incorporating humor when appropriate. She is rooted in the belief that everyone is doing the best they can, and that our best is often influenced by thought and behavior patterns we develop to protect ourselves against life’s challenges, disappointments, and traumas. Michelle trusts that every person holds the necessary resources within to live their preferred life. She supports individuals as they access these resources and reconnect with their innate wisdom.
Michelle’s practice is largely informed by Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Narrative Therapy, Mindfulness-based approaches, and Polyvagal Theory, while incorporating elements of Somatic Experiencing. Although her sessions are primarily grounded in talk therapy, she invites body awareness, breathwork, and art when clients feel open to working in these ways. Michelle understands the complexity of recovery and prioritizes emotional and psychological safety by aligning her approach with the pace that each client sets for themself.
In her spare time, Michelle enjoys spending time in nature, connecting with friends and family, being active, and learning.
