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Michelle Tarbell, LMFT

  • Experience21 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasADHD, Trauma and abuse, and Parenting
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy
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About Michelle

Michelle Tarbell is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Texas with more than two decades of clinical experience.

Background and approach

Her practice emphasizes a client-centered approach that invites people to shape their own goals while she offers professional guidance drawn from years of helping individuals and families navigate difficult transitions. Michelle has focused her work on a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, grief, anxiety, depression, stress, and ADHD.

She also addresses relational and developmental themes such as attachment difficulties, blended family dynamics, adoption and foster care issues, and caregiver strain. Her background includes extensive work with children, teens, and family systems, although on this platform she concentrates on individual work with teens and adults.

Clients can expect collaborative sessions that balance active listening with practical goal-setting. Michelle’s steady experience with complex life changes and emotion-focused difficulties informs a therapeutic stance that aims to help clients build coping skills, improve communication, and restore a sense of direction during times of upheaval.

Client-Centered Care Online and Practical Support



Client-Centered Therapy is the primary approach Michelle uses, focusing on creating an environment where the client leads the conversation and the therapist reflects, clarifies, and supports self-directed change. This style is well suited for people facing identity questions, self-esteem struggles, relationship concerns, and life transitions because it emphasizes the client's perspective and personal strengths.

She also integrates practical, goal-oriented work by helping clients set and track achievable steps toward clearer priorities and improved coping. That combination helps address issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, stress, and ADHD-related challenges without imposing a rigid roadmap. Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process; Michelle works with each person to determine which methods and goals fit their needs, preferences, and pace.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase access and scheduling flexibility. These formats make it easier to maintain regular contact, continue work through life changes, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable for the client while preserving a consistent therapeutic relationship.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Michelle focus on?
She works with a broad set of issues including trauma and abuse, parenting, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, grief, anger, compassion fatigue, and ADHD, along with many relational and life-stage challenges.
What is Michelle's therapeutic style like?
Her practice is primarily client-centered, meaning sessions are shaped around the client's priorities while she supports goal-setting and collaborative problem solving.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Michelle brings 21 years of experience as a licensed therapist and has operated a independent practice for more than 20 years.
Where is Michelle licensed to practice?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a Texas license listed as TX LMFT 5125 and is located in Texas.
Does she offer services in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available online?
Michelle offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Trauma and abuseParenting issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTFamily conflictsGriefAnger managementCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered Therapy

Experience

21+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English

What Michelle can help with

Michelle Tarbell works with clients on trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.

Michelle works with individuals and families as they work through significant life changes and challenges.

Michelle works with children and teens.

How Michelle approaches therapy

Michelle's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy.

Experience and training

Michelle is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Texas.