Michelle is a board certified bariatric counselor, a member of the American Bariatric Advisory Board, EFT certified (Level 2), DBT board certified, and a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with a doctorate degree in psychology (Psy. D and is a psychotherapist in San Luis Obispo. She offers over 20 years of experience in clinical practice helping adolescents, adults, and the elderly who struggle with emotional and psychological pain.
Having lived in the USA, UK, Brazil, and Australia, Michelle has worked in diverse social and ethnic environments which has afforded her the opportunity to gain cultural competency. In addition, Michelle has taught health psychology and stress management courses. Her professional experience includes publications, speaking engagements, and serving as the Forum Chair for a committee responsible for providing training for mental health practitioners in a rural community in the UK.
Michelle is also a featured author on www.obesityhelp.com. Michelle's approach to psychotherapy is to practice flexibility by adapting her style and treatment strategies based on the unique presentation of each individual.
Having lived in the USA, UK, Brazil, and Australia, Michelle has worked in diverse social and ethnic environments which has afforded her the opportunity to gain cultural competency. In addition, Michelle has taught health psychology and stress management courses. Her professional experience includes publications, speaking engagements, and serving as the Forum Chair for a committee responsible for providing training for mental health practitioners in a rural community in the UK.
Michelle is also a featured author on www.obesityhelp.com. Michelle's approach to psychotherapy is to practice flexibility by adapting her style and treatment strategies based on the unique presentation of each individual.
Services
People decide to seek therapy for many reasons.
One common denominator is suffering.
Two examples of suffering are feeling detached from life rather than living life, or reacting intensely to what seems like every-day life events.
Mental distress comes in many forms.
Anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, loss of vibrancy, loss of creativity, and depression are some manifestations of how the body and mind might react to mental distress.
Recent neuroscience research using brain imaging reveals that psychotherapy can reduce hyperactivity in areas of the brain that are involved with fear, anxiety, and repetitive self-defamation.
One common denominator is suffering.
Two examples of suffering are feeling detached from life rather than living life, or reacting intensely to what seems like every-day life events.
Mental distress comes in many forms.
Anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, loss of vibrancy, loss of creativity, and depression are some manifestations of how the body and mind might react to mental distress.
Recent neuroscience research using brain imaging reveals that psychotherapy can reduce hyperactivity in areas of the brain that are involved with fear, anxiety, and repetitive self-defamation.
Not all people respond to one type of psychotherapy.
Having been eclectically trained, Michelle draws upon a variety of psychotherapy theories and methodologies to provide the best possible treatment outcomes for her clients.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps to change the context in which a person relates to their symptoms, allowing for more adaptive ways of relating to discomfort.
Goals of ACT are to make behavioral choices that reflect upon a person's values and to allow challenging and uncomfortable personal thoughts and feelings to coexist.
Having been eclectically trained, Michelle draws upon a variety of psychotherapy theories and methodologies to provide the best possible treatment outcomes for her clients.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps to change the context in which a person relates to their symptoms, allowing for more adaptive ways of relating to discomfort.
Goals of ACT are to make behavioral choices that reflect upon a person's values and to allow challenging and uncomfortable personal thoughts and feelings to coexist.
Specialize in the treatment of anxiety, life transition challenges, stress management, compulsive eating, diabetic mental health distress, and provide pre-operative bariatric surgical evaluations and post-operative surgery support.
Psychotherapist, Sage Psychotherapy, Sacramento, California, 2016 Provided treatment for patients with anxiety disorders in an intensive outpatient setting using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Intensive outpatient program for eating disordered clients.
This involved the completion of initial evaluation for admission, participation in the weekly treatment planning process and the facilitation of group therapy.
Psychotherapist, Sage Psychotherapy, Sacramento, California, 2016 Provided treatment for patients with anxiety disorders in an intensive outpatient setting using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Intensive outpatient program for eating disordered clients.
This involved the completion of initial evaluation for admission, participation in the weekly treatment planning process and the facilitation of group therapy.
I offer all new clients a free 20-minute consultation via phone or skype for two reasons.
The first reason is to determine if you and I will be able to work together to help you meet your goals.
The second reason is for you to ask questions.
Is my mental health services deductible separate from the deductible covering physical health?
Do you offer a single case agreement?
This is an agreement between the insurance company and myself if I am not a contracted provider for your insurance.
Your insurance company would agree to contract as if I was a contracted provider for your specific situation.
The first reason is to determine if you and I will be able to work together to help you meet your goals.
The second reason is for you to ask questions.
Is my mental health services deductible separate from the deductible covering physical health?
Do you offer a single case agreement?
This is an agreement between the insurance company and myself if I am not a contracted provider for your insurance.
Your insurance company would agree to contract as if I was a contracted provider for your specific situation.
Please complete them to the degree in which you are comfortable.
We will go over them together.
The intake form helps provide background for me to understand your situation and for you to clarify and add more information pertaining to the content.
You will also be able to ask questions regarding any of the forms before signing.
We will go over them together.
The intake form helps provide background for me to understand your situation and for you to clarify and add more information pertaining to the content.
You will also be able to ask questions regarding any of the forms before signing.
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