Therapist profile
Michelle Tarbell, LMFT
Texas
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Anger and Stress
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- CredentialsLMFT
- LicenseLMFT, Texas / 5125
- NPI1003990375
- Experience21 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationTexas
About
- Client-Centered approach
- Solution-Focused work
- Parenting and trauma
About Michelle
Michelle Tarbell is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Texas with 21 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and anger, and addresses issues around parenting, self-esteem, trauma, and major life changes. Michelle speaks English and practices from Texas, working mainly with adults and teens in individual sessions.
Michelle uses a client-centered style that keeps the person in charge of their goals. She combines that with practical, solution-focused work so sessions are goal-oriented and action-driven. Conversations tend to be straightforward and focused on what the person wants to change.
In sessions she helps people name patterns that increase frustration and resentment. She supports skills for handling triggers and communicating limits with others. That can include restoring calm after conflicts and reducing repeated snapping or shut-down responses.
Michelle also draws on decades of experience with trauma, attachment issues, adoption and foster care, and caregiving strain. She helps people who face abandonment wounds, codependency, or the emotional fallout from divorce and separation. These areas often intersect with anger and stress, and she brings that context into planning work.
Her work addresses practical life tasks too, such as parenting stress, blended family dynamics, and ADHD-related frustrations. Sessions focus on clear steps and realistic strategies people can try between meetings. The approach aims to keep the work manageable and connected to everyday demands.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The practice uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and sessions are delivered from Texas.
How sessions work
Client-centered approaches and remote care
Michelle practices using client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening closely and following the person’s lead. That approach helps people clarify their goals and feel more in control of the sessions. It often suits issues like anger, low self-esteem, and relationship stress.She also uses solution-focused elements aimed at identifying small, doable steps. This method breaks problems into concrete actions, useful for managing work frustration, parenting challenges, and day-to-day coping after loss or change.
Deciding which approach fits best is part of the work. Michelle collaborates with clients to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts plans based on what is or isn’t working.
Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use remote sessions to focus directly on skills for handling anger, rebuilding communication, and planning practical next steps without promising specific outcomes.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and parenting concerns, among other related issues.
What is her style in sessions?
She uses a client-centered approach where the person helps set goals, combined with solution-focused work to identify practical steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 21 years of clinical experience and has run a private practice for about two decades.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LMFT licensed in Texas and practices from Texas.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.