- Client-Centered Therapy
- Parenting and family
- Anxiety and depression
About Michelle
Michelle Tarbell is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Texas with 21 years of experience. She works with adults and teens on problems that include parenting, anxiety, depression, and family concerns. She also helps people coping with grief, stress, anger, and self-esteem struggles.
Michelle keeps sessions focused on the person's goals. She uses Client-Centered Therapy, so clients play an active role in directing sessions. That approach is paired with a practical, solution-focused stance so work moves toward clear, achievable next steps.
Her background includes long experience in private practice and many years helping people navigate life changes. She has supported people dealing with adoption and foster care questions, attachment issues, caregiving strain, and blended family matters. Michelle also addresses concerns tied to trauma, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related challenges.
In session she listens for patterns that began in childhood and look at how those patterns affect current relationships and choices. She helps people name those patterns and try different ways of reacting. Work often includes improving communication, managing control or dependency struggles, and addressing feelings of abandonment or emptiness.
Michelle emphasizes clear goals and steady progress. She encourages practical experiments between sessions and checks in about what helps and what doesn’t. Prospective clients are asked to confirm current session options before booking so they know how meetings will be scheduled.
How Michelle’s approaches fit with online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening to the person's concerns and following their lead. It is useful for working through family of origin patterns, parenting questions, grief, and issues like anxiety or depression because the person sets which topics matter most. The therapist reflects and asks questions that help clarify goals and next steps.Michelle pairs that client-directed approach with a practical focus on solutions. That combination helps identify small changes to try between meetings and lets the therapist and client track what helps. Figuring out the right balance of listening and action is part of the work and is decided together based on needs, goals, and preferences.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online meetings can make it easier to fit sessions into a workday, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They can also allow people to keep continuity of care when life circumstances change. Licensed professionals can discuss which session length and frequency fit daily life and therapeutic aims during the first scheduling steps.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with parenting, family of origin issues, anxiety, depression, grief, stress, anger, and related concerns such as ADHD and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She practices Client-Centered Therapy and keeps the person actively directing sessions while working toward practical goals together.
How long has she been practicing?
Michelle has 21 years of experience working in private practice and community settings with individuals and families.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LMFT licensed in Texas and provides services from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to people within the therapist's permitted regions.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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