Michelle Frizzelle , LMFT

Michelle Frizzelle is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California and Oregon with 10 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and life transitions. She brings practical life experience and a calm, empathetic presence to sessions, creating a space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. Michelle emphasizes building a trusting relationship through clear communication and steady support, meeting clients where they are and helping them find strategies that make day-to-day life more manageable.

Her work spans individual and family concerns, including relationship challenges, parenting, addictions, sleep and eating difficulties, ADHD, and recovery from abuse or loss. She uses evidence-informed approaches to tailor care to each person’s needs, combining an easygoing style with attentive listening and compassion. Taking the first step toward change takes courage, and Michelle aims to support clients as they pursue more fulfilling, balanced lives.

Currently Michelle is accepting new clients for chat and messaging sessions only, an arrangement that fits her current schedule. She is open to working with international clients and meets people through online modalities to provide flexible, ongoing support.

Therapeutic approaches for online care with Michelle Frizzelle

Michelle Frizzelle commonly integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into her online work. ACT helps people clarify their values and learn skills to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking meaningful action - it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering practical tools for managing depression, worry, sleep or eating difficulties, and many everyday challenges.

Michelle also uses Client-Centered Therapy principles, prioritizing an empathetic, nonjudgmental stance so clients feel heard and understood. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process - Michelle will work with each person to determine which methods best match their goals, preferences, and the specific issues they bring to therapy.

Online therapy with Michelle is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and needs. These options make it easier to fit regular sessions into busy lives and to access licensed professionals and therapists from different locations, while maintaining continuity of care and practical support.