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- Stress and anxiety
- Career and workplace
- Mindfulness and ACT
About Michelle
LCSW in California with nine years of clinical experience, Michelle Zaragoza focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, career challenges, and coping with life changes. She also addresses family of origin issues, guilt and shame, life purpose, mood disorders, self-love, women’s issues, and workplace concerns. Michelle uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, EMDR, Mindfulness Therapy, and Narrative Therapy in her work.
Michelle favors practical, collaborative sessions. She works alongside clients to clarify goals and develop strategies. Sessions include direct feedback and skill-building aimed at both short-term relief and longer-term change.
Her approach emphasizes noticing thoughts and values, then taking actions that align with what matters to each person. In practice this can mean learning simple mindfulness habits, examining personal stories that affect mood, or developing concrete steps to handle stress at work.
EMDR is part of her toolkit for people who bring memories or past events that continue to affect daily life. Narrative Therapy is used to look at the stories people tell themselves and to explore alternatives that feel more helpful.
Michelle frames therapy as a collaborative process where practical tools meet the client’s goals. She invites people to try techniques and notice whether they make life easier. The work is paced to the client’s needs and focuses on building skills that can be used outside of sessions.
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Approaches used in remote sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that reflect their values. It often focuses on small, practical steps that reduce avoidance and increase meaningful activity. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the client's perspective and priorities, allowing the therapist to follow the client's lead while offering reflective feedback. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a method sometimes used when past memories continue to cause distress; it involves recalling targeted memories while using bilateral stimulation to reduce the intensity of those memories.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Michelle treats the decision as collaborative and will discuss which methods feel most useful based on the client's goals, history, and preferences. She combines techniques as needed and checks in regularly about how a chosen approach is working.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by cutting travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and removing the need to be on camera for every meeting. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises like mindful practice, narrative reflection, and some EMDR-informed procedures to remote settings, while adjusting pacing to suit each person's comfort and schedule.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationships, career issues, and coping with life changes, plus topics like family of origin, guilt and shame, and women's issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a collaborative, goal-focused style with direct feedback and skill-building to address both immediate problems and longer-term goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional counseling experience in clinical settings.
What credential and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California.
Which languages are offered and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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