Michelle Nguyen

Michelle Nguyen is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, parenting strain, and career concerns. She also supports those facing depression, grief, addiction, trauma and intimacy-related issues. Michelle writes plainly and meets people where they are in the moment.

Michelle draws on five years of clinical experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Her background includes investigative social work with child protective services and current work with homeless veterans. Those roles shaped a practical, no-nonsense style that aims to make therapy useful day to day.

In sessions she listens first and then helps clients set clear, manageable goals. She uses client-centered conversations to understand each person’s priorities. Michelle also brings techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

She often asks small, practical questions that lead to doable changes. Mindfulness tools and solution-focused steps are introduced when helpful to cut through overwhelm. Motivational interviewing is used to clarify what someone really wants and how to move toward it.

Michelle describes her work as collaborative and goal-oriented. She supports people through life transitions, career shifts, and the complicated feelings that come after loss or betrayal. Her approach focuses on building skills that can be used outside of sessions so progress continues between meetings.

Approaches that translate to online work

Michelle frequently uses client-centered therapy to build understanding and prioritize what matters to each person. This approach focuses on listening and responding to the individual, which helps form goals that fit daily life.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to identify and change thought patterns that keep people stuck. CBT offers clear tools for managing anxiety, mood, and stress that can be practiced between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Michelle works collaboratively to choose methods based on a client’s needs, goals, and comfort level, and she adjusts the plan as those needs change.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit regular sessions into a busy schedule. Many people find it simpler to have shorter check-ins, schedule appointments around work, or avoid commuting time. Confirm the specific session options available before booking so they match your day-to-day needs.