Michelle Nguyen, LICSW

Michelle Nguyen is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting challenges. She also supports people working through grief, trauma and abuse, substance issues, and self-esteem struggles. Michelle writes simply and listens carefully in sessions so clients can describe what matters to them.

She has five years of clinical experience across inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings and has worked as an investigative social worker for child protective services. That background included supporting people in crisis and navigating complex systems. Michelle currently provides services to homeless veterans, which informs her practical approach to daily problems.

In sessions she focuses on what a person wants to change and how to get there. She uses client-centered conversations to understand each person's priorities. She draws from cognitive behavioral ideas to map patterns of thinking and action. Mindfulness and solution-focused tools are added when they help make a small plan that fits real life.

Michelle aims for clear goals and steps clients can try between meetings. She often blends motivational interviewing techniques to explore readiness for change and to strengthen commitment. Her style is straightforward, supportive, and geared toward useful next steps.

People who value practical exercises, calm reflection, and a mix of talking and planning tend to find her approach helpful. Sessions are intended to help clients move toward clearer choices and everyday coping skills.

How Michelle’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and perspective. In practice this means the therapist asks open questions, reflects what she hears, and follows the client's lead to build helpful steps. This approach helps when someone needs a safe space to sort priorities and make choices.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thinking patterns and behaviors that keep problems going. It usually involves identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and trying small behavior changes. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and relationship patterns that feel stuck.

Michelle treats approach selection as a collaborative process. She will work with the client to decide which ideas and techniques fit best based on current needs, goals, and personal preferences. That decision can change over time as progress is made.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because the biography does not list specific online formats. In general, online work can make scheduling easier and cut travel time, which helps people fit therapy into a busy day. It also allows for shorter check-ins if a quick update is needed, or longer sessions when more time is helpful. Licensed professionals and therapists often adapt worksheets, brief exposures, and mindfulness exercises to an online setting so practical work can continue between meetings.