How Michelle works
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Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Michelle
Michelle Tufaro is a licensed clinical social worker in New Jersey who focuses on practical, evidence-based support. She makes space for people to talk about stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, motivation, and anger. Michelle writes clearly and listens closely so people feel understood and heard.
She has 12 years of clinical experience and uses straightforward methods to help people manage tough emotions and life changes. Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings - breathing, grounding, problem-solving, and clearer ways to communicate your needs.
Background and approach
Michelle helps people work through relationship concerns, family of origin issues, and the strains that come with caregiving, chronic illness, or major life transitions. She also supports those facing addiction, fertility or adoption stress, and challenges tied to cancer or aging. Her approach aims to reduce overwhelming feelings and increase usable coping tools.
Conversations are collaborative: she listens, offers observations, and practices techniques side-by-side with clients. The emphasis is on small, achievable steps that build confidence and steady progress. Therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Michelle works with English-speaking clients and accepts international clients when scheduling permits. The first step is a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling a session that fits the client's calendar.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Somatization
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Michelle uses practical, evidence-based techniques to help manage emotions. One common approach is skills training that teaches breathing, grounding, and behavioral tools to reduce immediate distress and improve daily functioning. These techniques help with anxiety, anger, and moments of intense stress.Another helpful method is problem-solving and behavioral activation, which breaks big problems into smaller steps and encourages doable actions that boost motivation and mood. This approach is often useful for grief, low energy, and feeling stuck after major life changes.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Michelle will work with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals and preferences, and she adjusts plans as progress is made. The aim is to find a practical path forward rather than a one-size-fits-all solution.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face time and deeper conversation, phone calls are helpful when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging can support quick check-ins or ongoing skill practice. These options can make it easier to keep regular appointments and use new skills in real life.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What concerns does Michelle commonly address?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem struggles, anger, relationship and family of origin issues, addictions, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and life transitions.
What is Michelle's therapeutic style like?
Sessions are practical and collaborative, with emphasis on skills you can use between appointments such as breathing, grounding, and communication strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Michelle has 12 years of experience as a clinician working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New Jersey.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she can work with international clients when schedules align.
What session formats are available?
Michelle offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Michelle?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a time based on the therapist's availability.