About Michelle
Michelle Magee-Lopez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns. She also supports people facing trauma, grief, addiction struggles, ADHD, and issues around identity and intimacy. Her approach is practical and person-focused, aimed at helping clients make changes that matter in daily life.
Michelle brings six years of clinical experience and a background in theater arts to her sessions.
How Michelle works
She uses simple, direct conversation and creative tools to help clients see patterns and try new ways of relating. Many clients find this hands-on style useful for working through family problems, blended family issues, and communication breakdowns. Her work draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person's experience.
She also uses narrative and solution-focused ideas to help people reframe problems and set achievable goals. Existential themes guide conversations about meaning, purpose, and life transitions when those topics come up. Sessions may include short exercises, story-based approaches, and goal-setting depending on what a person wants to work on.
Michelle pays attention to multicultural concerns, prejudice and discrimination, and issues common to women and young adults. She also addresses guilt, shame, codependency, and compassion fatigue. Michelle holds a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from California State University Dominguez Hills and a Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts from California State University Long Beach.
She works with clients in English and offers several online session formats to fit different schedules.
Michelle lists 4 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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's experience and priorities. It involves active listening and reflections so clients feel understood and can explore what matters most to them. This approach works well for stress, low mood, and relationship concerns.Narrative therapy helps people separate themselves from their problems by looking at the stories they tell about their lives. It can be useful for issues like trauma, shame, identity questions, and family of origin concerns because it opens space to reframe and rewrite limiting narratives.
Michelle treats the choice of method as a team effort. She will discuss different approaches and recommend options based on a person's goals, needs, and preferences. Together they decide whether to focus on problem-solving steps, meaning-making conversations, or a mix of techniques.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging lets people send updates or work between sessions. These formats offer flexibility and help people continue therapy across changing schedules.
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