Michelle Tiger, LCSW

Michelle Tiger is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who brings a caring, client-centered style to therapy. She frames work around clear goals and practical steps. Michelle talks plainly about what needs to change and helps people try small habits that add up over time.

She draws on several evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and take values-driven action. Motivational Interviewing and mindfulness practices are used when a client wants support with motivation, stress, or coping skills. Sessions focus on real-life problems like sleep troubles, work stress, and relationship strain.

Michelle has a background in aging services, hospice, home care, and community re-entry, which informs how she supports people facing health, caregiving, and life-transition challenges. She also offers coaching around job searching and employment challenges when that is helpful to a client’s goals.

Common concerns she addresses include depression, anxiety, grief, addictions, self-esteem, and coping with life changes such as midlife transitions. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver stress, and issues that follow separation or domestic violence.

Therapy sessions are conversational and practical. Michelle helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck and then experiments with small, manageable changes. The focus is on steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Michelle often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. CBT helps people spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. ACT encourages individuals to clarify what matters to them and to take committed action even when uncomfortable feelings remain.

She also brings Motivational Interviewing into work on behavior change and coaching. That approach helps people find their own reasons to change and builds momentum for steps like job searching or healthier routines. Together these methods help with midlife transitions, caregiving stress, and coping with chronic health concerns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, needs, and preferences and then try methods that fit. Sessions are adjusted along the way based on what is working and what is not.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available formats before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let someone avoid travel time to appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT, ACT, and motivational techniques effectively to remote sessions, focusing on practical steps clients can apply between meetings.