About Michelle
Michelle Stanton White is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, grief, and life transitions. She speaks English and Vietnamese and brings nine years of clinical experience in California. Her approach is practical and collaborative, aimed at helping people make real changes in day-to-day life.
Michelle left a career in the computer industry to pursue therapy because she wanted work that centered on people.
Background and approach
She uses straightforward, active interventions in sessions. That can mean identifying unhelpful thinking, practicing new coping skills, or working on communication patterns that strain relationships. Sessions are goal-focused and tailored to what each person needs.
Michelle draws from client-centered methods to keep the conversation grounded in the client's priorities. She also uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy when they fit the issue at hand. She frequently helps people who are facing relationship strain, parenting stress, career transitions, sleep problems, and the effects of trauma or abuse.
Additional areas of focus include aging and caregiver stress, gender dysphoria, and LGBT-related concerns. People who work with Michelle can expect straightforward feedback and collaborative planning. Her aim is to help clients notice patterns that hold them back and practice new ways of coping.
Over time, she helps people move toward clearer goals and better day-to-day functioning.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's priorities and feelings. In online sessions this means the therapist follows what matters most to the client and helps them set clear goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, addresses unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises and homework. Online, clients can review thought records, try behavior experiments, and discuss results in sessions to reduce anxiety and improve sleep.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can change over time as goals shift or new challenges appear, and the process is shaped by regular feedback between client and therapist.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people work face-to-face when a fuller conversation helps. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging provide ongoing support between sessions and let clients share thoughts in the moment. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to practice skills in real life between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Vietnamese
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