Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Michelle works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Michelle
Michelle Clisby is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 15 years of practice to her work in California. She focuses on real-life problems like relationship strain, anger, anxiety, depression, and parenting stress. Michelle aims to make the first step feel manageable and honest support easy to find.
She creates a calm space where people can say what they feel without judgment. Sessions are straightforward and conversational. Michelle helps clients name the patterns that cause pain and notice small changes that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Her background includes long-term work with adults navigating grief, trauma, addiction, and life transitions. She also supports people dealing with career stress, intimacy problems, and confidence struggles. Her approach suits those who want practical coping tools alongside emotional support.
Michelle often focuses on improving communication, setting personal boundaries, and managing strong emotions like anger. She also addresses family dynamics, blended family issues, and the stresses that come with caregiving or adoption concerns. Clients looking to rebuild after separation, infidelity, or loss will find experience in those areas.
Therapy sessions can include action-oriented coaching as well as reflective conversations. Michelle helps people set realistic goals and checks progress along the way. Her style is steady, direct, and compassionate to help people move toward clearer choices and greater calm.
What Michelle works with
Everything Michelle lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Michelle's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches That Help with Strong Emotions and Relationships
Michelle uses evidence-based techniques that focus on clear skills and steady progress. One common approach teaches skills for recognizing and managing strong emotions like anger and anxiety; it helps people notice triggers and try healthier responses in the moment. Another approach emphasizes communication and boundary-setting to improve relationships and reduce recurring conflict; it helps people practice different ways to speak up and stay connected while protecting their needs.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, personality, and daily life. That collaborative process includes trying tools, evaluating what helps, and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people use visual cues for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or a screen-free check-in is preferred. Live chat and text messaging offer shorter, timely support and can fit into a busy schedule without needing a full session block. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other obligations.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with adults on relationship strain, anger, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, parenting stress, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is calm and direct. Sessions mix practical coping skills with reflective conversation to help people make steady change.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of professional experience helping people with family conflict, trauma, mood concerns, and caregiving stress.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential - LCSW - and practices in California.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How is cost structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.