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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and attachment
- CBT and DBT methods
About Michelle
LCSW in California with 4 years of experience, Michelle Laughlin helps people address stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, coping with life changes, and attention difficulties including ADHD. Michelle uses clear conversation and practical strategies to help clients manage distress and improve day-to-day functioning. She works in English and offers a straightforward, person-focused approach to clinical work.
Michelle frames sessions around what each person brings in. She draws on client-centered methods to listen and respond to immediate concerns. She also uses cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thinking and build different coping skills. When trauma or attachment issues come up, she incorporates attachment-based ideas and DBT strategies to manage strong emotions and improve relationships.
Sessions typically focus on concrete goals. Michelle helps people set short-term steps such as improving sleep, reducing panic, or practicing communication skills. She also addresses longer-term patterns like avoidant behavior, abandonment worries, or difficulties with trust and control. Her work includes attention to issues connected to first responder stress, domestic violence, dissociation, and blended family dynamics.
Michelle explains interventions in plain language and invites questions about how each technique will be used. She adapts pacing and homework to what a person can realistically manage between sessions. The model is collaborative and practical rather than theoretical.
To start, a person completes a brief questionnaire and schedules an initial session. Michelle uses a subscription model for payment that can be canceled at any time. International clients are not accepted.
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How her approaches are used in online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how past relationships shape present feelings and expectations. In practice this looks like mapping patterns of closeness and distance, and trying new ways of relating to reduce anxiety about connection.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and responding to what the person says. The therapist follows the client’s lead, clarifies concerns, and helps set goals that matter to the client.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and behavior. Sessions include identifying thoughts that fuel anxiety, testing those thoughts, and practicing alternative behaviors to reduce symptoms.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss which methods seem most useful and make adjustments as needs and goals become clearer. That decision is collaborative and can change over time.
Confirm the session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a weekday lunch break, reduce travel time, or choose a shorter check-in when days are busy. Different approaches translate well to remote sessions because they rely on focused conversation, skills practice, and homework rather than equipment.
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Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and ADHD-related focus issues. Additional focuses include attachment issues, abandonment, and first responder stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She uses clear conversation, goal-setting, and skills practice to address immediate problems and longer-term patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Michelle has four years of professional experience as a clinical social worker. That experience informs her use of CBT, DBT, and attachment-based approaches.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in California. Her practice and licensing are based in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know whether phone or video sessions are offered.
How does payment work?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. The cost varies by location.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.