About Michelle
Dr. Michelle Coble welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, parenting strain, or low self-esteem. She aims to make the first steps feel manageable and to help clients build motivation and confidence over time.
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, or LCSW, practicing in California with 16 years of experience. Her background includes a doctorate in health sciences and leadership as director of behavioral health at a large community health agency.
How Michelle works
That mix of clinical work and program leadership shapes a practical approach to care. In sessions she focuses on clear, usable tools rather than jargon. She draws on approaches that emphasize values, present-moment awareness, and skills for changing unhelpful patterns.
Conversations are direct but gentle, and she aims to keep things focused on what the client wants to change. Dr. Coble helps people untangle issues tied to family of origin, adoption and foster care, attachment and abandonment, and blended family challenges.
She also supports those facing caregiver stress, grief and end-of-life concerns, codependency, and impulsivity. These topics often connect to everyday problems like communication breakdowns, control struggles, and guilt or shame. Her style blends problem-solving with emotional support.
Clients can expect collaborative goal-setting and practical homework between sessions. The emphasis is on small steps that build confidence and reduce symptoms in daily life.
Michelle lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Michelle works with
The areas below are the ones Michelle selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people clarify what matters most and take action in line with their values while learning to tolerate difficult thoughts and feelings. ACT is often useful for anxiety, stress, and motivation struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that keep problems like anxiety and low self-esteem going. Many people find CBT helpful for symptom reduction and day-to-day coping. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, pays attention to emotions in the moment and how they shape relationships and self-understanding; it can help when communication and attachment concerns are central.Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose and adjust methods based on their goals, concerns, and what feels most helpful. That means experimenting with different techniques and deciding together which tools to keep.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for full-session conversations and visual cues, while phone calls work well for lower-bandwidth check-ins or when a shorter break at work is needed. Live chat and messaging are handy for brief check-ins, skill practice, and tracking progress between appointments. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and maintain continuity when in-person visits are difficult.
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