Licensed Professional Counselor of 25 years, Michelle Nietert, is the best-selling coauthor of Managing Your Emojis, God I Feel Sad, the God, I Feel Scared: Bringing Big Emotions to a Bigger God series, Loved and Cherished, and the award-winning book for adults Make Up Your Mind. 

She leads a team of counselors as the clinical director of Community Counseling Associates in the Dallas, TX, area. A popular speaker on topics regarding mental health, faith, and parenting, she is a frequent guest on national television and podcasts, including a weekly Mental Health Monday spot on Magic 104.1 in OKC, and hosts the Raising Mentally Healthy Kids™ podcast. She and her husband, Drew, have been married for 20 years with two school-aged children.