- Warm, collaborative care
- Goal focused work
- CBT and narrative tools
About Michelle
Michelle Garibaldi is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. She brings 23 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. Michelle speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone under strain.
Michelle uses a warm, empathic style and works alongside people to clarify what they want to change. She helps set clear goals and chooses practical ways to reach them. Sessions focus on real-life changes rather than long theoretical talks.
Her clinical approach blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Narrative Therapy techniques. That means she listens first, then helps identify unhelpful thinking and patterns, and finally supports people in rewriting the stories that keep them stuck. Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing also appear in her work when they fit a person’s goals.
Michelle has worked across many issues that show up in adult life, including trauma and abuse, parenting and family stress, addiction concerns, intimacy and sexual issues, ADHD, sleep troubles, and career or life-purpose questions. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, aging and geriatric questions, blended family problems, and end-of-life concerns.
Her sessions are collaborative and practical. Michelle helps people track small steps, practice new skills between meetings, and adjust plans when life gets in the way. To begin, she encourages prospective clients to consider what they most want to change and to take the next scheduling step when ready.
Michelle uses a warm, empathic style and works alongside people to clarify what they want to change. She helps set clear goals and chooses practical ways to reach them. Sessions focus on real-life changes rather than long theoretical talks.
Her clinical approach blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Narrative Therapy techniques. That means she listens first, then helps identify unhelpful thinking and patterns, and finally supports people in rewriting the stories that keep them stuck. Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing also appear in her work when they fit a person’s goals.
Michelle has worked across many issues that show up in adult life, including trauma and abuse, parenting and family stress, addiction concerns, intimacy and sexual issues, ADHD, sleep troubles, and career or life-purpose questions. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, aging and geriatric questions, blended family problems, and end-of-life concerns.
Her sessions are collaborative and practical. Michelle helps people track small steps, practice new skills between meetings, and adjust plans when life gets in the way. To begin, she encourages prospective clients to consider what they most want to change and to take the next scheduling step when ready.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.