About Michelle
Michelle Nguyen is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) based in the District of Columbia. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, addiction concerns, grief, parenting challenges, and issues around self-esteem and intimacy. Michelle also addresses trauma, LGBT-related concerns, career shifts, and coping with life changes.
Michelle keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She listens closely to what matters most and helps clients set clear, achievable goals. Sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings, such as thinking patterns, coping tools, and communication strategies.
How Michelle works
Her background includes work in inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings and roles with Child Protective Services. Michelle has also supported homeless veterans, which shaped her ability to connect with people in different circumstances. That variety informs a flexible, down-to-earth style.
She draws from several approaches to fit each person’s needs. Techniques include client-centered work that follows the person’s pace, cognitive behavioral strategies for changing unhelpful thoughts, mindfulness practices to manage stress, motivational interviewing to support change, and solution-focused steps for concrete progress. Michelle aims to make therapy useful and relatable.
She helps people identify small steps that lead to real change. Her sessions are collaborative, goal-oriented, and paced to each individual’s readiness.
Michelle lists 5 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
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | District of Columbia |
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Online support options
How Michelle’s approaches work online
Michelle uses client-centered work to follow each person’s pace and priorities. This approach means the therapist listens carefully and shapes sessions around the client’s concerns, which helps when someone needs a supportive, nonjudgmental space to talk about hard topics.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. Online CBT often focuses on concrete exercises and homework that can be reviewed during video or phone sessions to track progress.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to manage stress and anxiety. These short exercises translate well to remote sessions and can be practiced between meetings to reduce reactivity and improve focus.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk about goals, try methods, and adjust based on what feels most helpful. Clients and the therapist decide together which strategies to keep using as work progresses.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face discussion and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn’t wanted. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, brief coaching, or people who prefer writing. These options give flexibility while keeping the therapeutic work consistent.
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