Therapist profile
Michelle Clisby, LCSW
California
LCSW focused on relationships and anger
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, California / 27411
- NPI1386841534
- Experience15 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationCalifornia
About
- relationship conflicts
- anger and coping
- communication skills
About Michelle
Michelle Clisby is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing relationship strain, family conflicts, low self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, and anger. She also addresses issues such as addictions, grief, intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, career stress, and ADHD.
Clients meet a clinician who focuses on practical conversations about what is happening now. Sessions are described simply: talk through recent events, notice patterns that keep repeating, and work toward clearer choices. Michelle aims to reduce the day-to-day friction people feel with themselves and others.
Her background includes long-term work with people navigating life transitions and interpersonal problems. That experience informs how she frames goals and steps in session. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to structure work and track progress over time.
Michelle often helps people sort through complicated feelings after losses, separation, or incidents that shake trust. She also supports those dealing with caregiving burdens, blended family challenges, adoption and foster care questions, and end-of-life concerns.
Practical tools and coaching are part of the approach when helpful. Expect clear, goal-focused conversations and guidance on communication, boundaries, and coping skills. To begin, the site’s matching process is used to arrange an initial session and set goals together.
How sessions work
Approaches you might use and how online work fits
Michelle draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions in straightforward ways. Cognitive-style approaches help people notice unhelpful thoughts and experiment with different responses; these methods are useful for anxiety, anger, and low mood. Skills-based approaches focus on concrete coping strategies and communication practices to reduce conflict and improve day-to-day functioning. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to clarify goals and try methods that fit their situation. Progress is monitored and approaches are adjusted based on what is helpful and practical for the client. The biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a break, or not needing to travel to an office. It can also allow for flexible scheduling around work or caregiving responsibilities. Licensed professionals often use straightforward exercises, homework, and communication practice that transfer between sessions and daily life.Areas of focus
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with relationship difficulties, family conflict, low self-esteem, depression, stress, anxiety, and anger, plus related concerns such as addiction and grief.
How would she approach someone worried about their temper?
Her style is practical and goal-focused: identify triggers, practice communication and coping skills, and track small changes over time.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with adults on interpersonal and emotional challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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