I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California. I have over 8 years of experienceworking for a nonprofit community mental health agency since 2014. As a therapist, I believe our quality of life is directly related to the quality of our relationships and the ability to maintain relationships. These relationships include, but are not limited to one’s self, one’s family and friends, co-workers and jobs, and spirituality. I work to assist people with obtaining the tools needed to manage and cope with stressors of daily life and issues related to relationships and trauma. I use a combination of Solution Focused Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. I assist clients in identifying problematic pattern behavior in session, reflect on how their experiences thus far in life have shaped these patterns and challenge clients to discuss possible solutions or ways to experience the problem in a new way. I also help people in managing depression, stress, anxiety, panic, bipolar disorders, impulse control disorders. Autism, ADHD, abuse or trauma, dissociation, LGBT or gender dysphoria, and communication issues. Through the use of mindfulness practice abd relaxation I help clients learn to tolerate the new and different ways they experience the world and create lasting change.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Trauma and abuse, Eating disorders, ADHD, Antisocial personality, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Domestic violence, Eating and food-related issues, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Mood disorders, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
CA LMFT 132315
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Totally awesome and supportive, I just ran out of money.
Written on Sep 07, 2022 after therapy with Michelle for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem
Lovely person, vibrant and caring energy, very easy to talk to
Written on Jun 05, 2022 after therapy with Michelle for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd