About Michelle
Michelle Santana is a licensed clinical social worker in California who focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. She describes a direct, supportive style and aims to make it easier for people to talk about what feels hard right now. She offers practical help for relationship problems and communication difficulties.
She also supports people coping with life changes, loneliness, shifting motivation, and questions about life purpose.
How Michelle works
Sessions focus on small, manageable steps that fit into daily life. With 10 years of experience, Michelle draws on clinical practice to guide conversations and plan achievable goals. She emphasizes creating a welcoming space where concerns can be named and understood without judgment.
That sets the stage for exploring patterns that cause ongoing stress or mood struggles. Therapy often includes talk-based work to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Michelle collaborates with each person to build coping tools for anxious moments and to strengthen self-love and confidence over time.
Her approach is practical and responsive to what each person brings. She helps people find clearer communication, steadier moods, and more purpose in everyday choices.
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
- Self esteem
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Practical approaches and flexible online care
Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and building new habits. One common approach helps people notice and reframe anxious or negative thoughts so they cause less distress and lead to clearer decisions. Another approach centers on behavioral strategies - trying small changes in how you act day to day to lift mood and increase motivation.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through your goals and preferences, try methods that fit your situation, and adjust the plan if something isn’t working. Together you decide what feels most helpful and realistic.
Online therapy makes these methods accessible through several formats: video calls for face-to-face sessions, phone sessions when video isn’t practical, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between meetings. These options allow scheduling around work or family, fit quieter or lower-bandwidth situations, and let people choose the format that helps them stay consistent with care.
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