About Michelle Cap — MA, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Michelle Cap is a New Jersey Licensed Professional Counselor with a passion for helping children and families restore and enhance their quality of life. She specializes in guiding children, adults, and families toward reconnection, healing, and wholeness. She has extensive experience working with children, teens, and adults in individual and group therapy settings. Her expertise ranges in several areas including mood/anxiety disorders, eating disorders, ADHD, ODD, family relational issues, OCD, and body image issues. She holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The College of New Jersey’s CACREP-Accredited Counselor Education Program. She is trained and experienced in several evidence-based therapies, including PCIT, CBT, and DBT, and is dedicated to continuing her education in order to provide personalized, evidence-based strategies informed by scientific research.
In 2015, Michelle completed her clinical internship, where she worked with individuals and groups within a low-resource, socioculturally diverse urban community. Along with psychotherapy, she frequently provided psychoeducation to clients regarding health promotion and maintenance and the effects of daily habits on medical and mental health symptoms. Following the completion of her academic training, Michelle worked with students at Princeton University navigating multilayered academic, professional, and personal challenges including anxiety, depression, career decision-making, academic stress, interpersonal issues, and emotional dysregulation. Michelle advised and guided students to help them navigate immediate stressors, identify values-based goals, and pursue and design a personally meaningful life.
Michelle also has experience working with people with disabilities at one of New Jersey’s Centers for Independent Living. Here, Michelle partnered with people with disabilities and their families to help them navigate the delights and complexities of life with a disability. Her work empowered clients to develop skills needed to achieve their highest level of independence. After this, Michelle transitioned to roles within two premier healthcare systems in Northern New Jersey, counseling individuals navigating complex medical and behavioral health challenges. In this context, Michelle gained experience working within all levels of the behavioral healthcare system. Prior to joining Larsen Behavioral Wellness, Michelle worked as a staff clinician at Robert Wood Johnson’s Inpatient Eating Disorders program. In this setting, she was responsible for providing individual and group psychotherapeutic services as part of an interdisciplinary team of medical providers. She gained expertise in evidence-based treatments for adults and children struggling with eating disorders and related issues, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder (BED), avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), and body dysmorphia.
Michelle joined Larsen Behavioral Wellness in 2025. Here, Michelle has focused her practice to the treatment of children with emotional, behavioral, and developmental challenges. She employs a positive strengths-based approach that integrates elements of play therapy, cognitive-behavioral interventions, and parent coaching. She is trained in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, the gold standard in treatment of children under 8 struggling with oppositionality, defiance, and behavioral dysregulation.
In addition, Michelle holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from Messiah University, a top-ranked, private Christian university. Michelle has a developing interest in the intersection of evidence-based practice and Christian counseling and psychospiritual guidance. She is an active member of the New Jersey Counselors Association. Ms. Cap has experience helping promote mental wellbeing with her clients whose goals have targeted:
Anxiety and panic
Eating disorders
Depression
ADHD
Oppositionality/ODD
Mood dysregulation
Low self-esteem
Self-criticism and perfectionism
Body image issues
High functioning autism spectrum disorder
Social skills deficits
Life decisions, career transitions, and goal setting
A few words from Michelle “I am passionate about creating a warm, nurturing therapeutic environment where clients experience the reality that they are not alone - that they have an ally in their corner as they face the most difficult aspects of life. I love helping clients practice new ways of engaging with the world, exploring barriers to growth, untangling conflict, and through our partnership and work together, ultimately, experiencing healing and clarity. Whether educating a child about emotion regulation strategies, aligning with a teen to process emotions and problem solve, partnering with an adult navigating the stressors of life, or coaching parents in effective behavioral parenting strategies, I am committed to interventions that lead to lasting growth and positive change. I am experienced in offering a collaborative, holistic approach to therapy, and believe it is essential to work closely with parents, educators, and healthcare providers to ensure a comprehensive approach to treatment. My hope is that through therapy clients will feel empowered with the tools and strategies they need to navigate life’s challenges with confidence and resilience.”
What distinguishes my practice is my:
A warm, positive, strengths-based, and structured approach,
Use of evidence-based therapies such as CBT, DBT, and PCIT,
Specialized training and experience in anxiety disorders, child behavioral issues, ADHD, depression, and mood dysregulation,
Experience helping children express themselves through play,
Expertise working with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, BED, ARFID, and body
dysmorphia,
A passion for integrating faith-based principles for those seeking spiritually informed
mental health care.
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If you're looking for an experienced and compassionate therapist to support your child’s
well-being, Michelle is here to help. Reach out today to schedule an appointment with Michelle.