- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California, Oregon
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Michelle
Michelle Frizzelle is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with ten years of clinical experience. She practices in California and offers care in English. Michelle focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and parenting concerns.
She uses straightforward, warm communication and builds trust through steady listening. Sessions are a space to talk about difficult feelings without judgment. Michelle draws on life experience and empathy to help people feel heard and understood.
Background and approach
Her work often combines practical tools and personal storytelling to address problems like trauma, addiction, sleeping and eating difficulties, and low self-esteem. She supports people facing major life changes, divorce, commitment issues, and concerns connected to adoption or foster care. Michelle also addresses relationship and family problems in individual sessions, including anger, attachment concerns, and recovery from sexual assault or domestic violence.
She works with people coping with cancer, aging issues, and the lingering effects of post-traumatic stress. In session she may use methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, narrative approaches, and motivational interviewing to clarify values and try small behavior changes. The goal is to find practical steps that fit each person’s life and pace.
Getting started is a simple process through the directory’s matching system. Michelle accepts international clients and offers several online formats to fit different schedules.
What Michelle works with
Everything Michelle lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Michelle helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Commitment issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
Approaches Michelle lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Michelle commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions that align with those values while learning to tolerate difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. That conversation guides which methods are tried and how sessions are paced, so it feels like a collaborative process rather than a fixed plan.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and for trying specific behavioral exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging offer flexible ways to share thoughts between longer sessions or to fit therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to schedule work around family, work, or personal commitments.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What concerns does Michelle commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting concerns, and related issues such as trauma, addictions, sleeping and eating problems, and self-esteem.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Michelle takes a warm, down-to-earth approach that emphasizes listening and building a steady relationship. She uses practical strategies and collaborative problem solving.
What is her professional background?
Michelle has ten years of professional experience and brings life experience and empathy to sessions to help people feel heard and supported.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and practices in California.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions with people in other countries.
Which session formats are offered?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and needs.
How are costs and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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