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Michelle Tiger

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Michelle Tiger, LCSW

Pennsylvania

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anger and Life Changes

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCSW
  • LicenseLCSW, Pennsylvania / CW017899
  • NPI1801442710
  • Experience4 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationPennsylvania

About

  • CBT techniques
  • ACT and mindfulness
  • Sleep and stress work

About Michelle

Michelle Tiger is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Pennsylvania with four years of therapy experience. She works with adults on a range of concerns including depression, anxiety, anger, relationships, parenting, and coping with life changes. Sessions focus on practical steps clients can try between meetings.

Her background includes roles in aging services, hospice, home care, and community re-entry before moving into psychotherapy. That experience shapes how she talks about caregiving stress, chronic illness, and aging-related issues. She also offers coaching around job searching and employment challenges.

In the therapy room she uses straightforward techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and client-centered therapy. She helps people notice unhelpful thinking and shift small behaviors that get in the way. Sleep difficulties and insomnia are also a practical focus.

Michelle describes herself as an LGBTQ+ ally and has worked with adults in correctional settings. She pays attention to how health, movement, and nutrition interact with mood and stress. Her work emphasizes gradual change and clear, achievable goals.

Clients can expect a collaborative approach that looks at immediate problems and steps forward. She frames setbacks as part of the process and highlights small, consistent changes. If someone needs help sorting through resentment, quick temper, or long‑standing anger, she offers methods to understand triggers and try different responses.

How sessions work

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and values, then taking committed actions aligned with what matters. It can help with anger that comes from ongoing frustration or life transitions by clarifying goals and accepting hard emotions while acting differently. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It offers concrete experiments and skill practice to test unhelpful thinking and try new behavior, which can reduce reactive responses over time.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. That means trying tools together, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan based on progress and feedback.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, avoid travel time, or do shorter check-ins when needed. They also allow using mindfulness exercises, ACT worksheets, and CBT assignments between meetings so therapy fits around everyday life rather than replacing it.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

Pennsylvania

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with adults on depression, anxiety, anger, relationships, parenting, grief, career issues, and caregiving stress among other concerns.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses a practical, client-centered approach that draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and mindfulness techniques.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She holds an LCSW and has four years of experience providing psychotherapy to adults, with earlier professional roles in aging services and hospice.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She is a Pennsylvania LCSW and practices with a base in Pennsylvania.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Session formats are not specified in the biography. Confirm current session options before booking to know how sessions are held.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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