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Michelle Clisby, LCSW

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Relationship, and Family
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Michelle

Michelle Clisby is a California-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 15 years of professional experience supporting people through major life transitions and persistent emotional challenges. She draws on a broad background helping clients address relationship and family concerns, depression, anxiety, stress, addiction-related issues, and ADHD, among other areas.

Background and approach

Her practice also encompasses topics such as grief, intimacy issues, parenting struggles, career concerns, and compassion fatigue. Michelle emphasizes an open, nonjudgmental atmosphere where clients can explore difficult thoughts and feelings.

She works collaboratively to identify practical steps toward greater confidence, healthier communication, and improved coping with change. Whether clients are navigating blended family dynamics, caregiving burdens, or recovery from trauma and abuse, Michelle aims to tailor support to each person's priorities and life context.

Based in California and offering services in English, she brings steady clinical experience and a compassionate approach intended to guide clients toward clearer goals and more sustainable routines. Michelle encourages those ready to begin to take the first step and connect when they feel prepared to pursue change.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Support

Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients build skills and manage symptoms. Two commonly applied approaches include skill-building interventions that focus on practical strategies for managing stress, improving communication, and organizing daily routines; these techniques can help people with anxiety, mood challenges, ADHD-related difficulties, and life transitions. She also employs trauma-informed methods that prioritize safety and pacing while addressing the impact of past trauma and abuse on present functioning.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to identify goals, preferences, and the pace that feels most comfortable, then adjusts methods over time to match progress and emerging needs. This partnership helps ensure techniques are relevant and sustainable for everyday life.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varying schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy periods, manage appointments from different locations within California, and access support without travel. Licensed professionals can adapt interventions effectively across these formats to promote consistency and progress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Michelle commonly address?
Her practice covers a wide range of issues including relationship and family conflicts, self-esteem challenges, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, grief, intimacy concerns, and ADHD among other focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
She creates an open, nonjudgmental environment and collaborates with clients to explore thoughts and feelings while working toward practical coping strategies and improved communication.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience providing mental health support across many concerns and life stages.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in California with license number CA LCSW 27411.
In which language are sessions offered and can she work with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available with this therapist?
She offers multiple online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies by client location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English