Machelle Pardue, LCSW

Machelle Pardue is a licensed clinical social worker in California with three years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. Her style is warm and respectful, and she emphasizes the client as the expert in their own story.

Machelle listens for strengths and practical resources a person already has. She uses clear, doable steps so change feels manageable rather than overwhelming. Sessions are conversational and goal oriented, with room for exploring feelings and values.

Her approach blends cognitive behavioral methods with client-centered and mindfulness practices. That mix aims to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, try small experiments, and build kinder self-talk. She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas to set short-term goals and track progress.

Common topics she supports include forgiveness, guilt and shame, finding life purpose, self-love, social anxiety and phobia, and women's issues. Machelle helps people untangle what gets in the way of daily functioning and wellbeing, then map realistic steps forward.

She frames therapy as a collaboration. Clients can expect a straightforward plan, regular check-ins about what’s working, and adjustments when something isn’t helping. Her aim is to help people leave sessions with a clearer next step and tools they can try between meetings.

Practical therapy approaches for online sessions

Machelle often combines cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered work to help people change unhelpful thought patterns and build on their existing strengths. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep stress and anxiety going and then testing small changes to see what helps. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, validation, and meeting clients where they are to support self-directed growth.

Mindfulness therapy is also part of her approach and helps people develop simple attention habits to reduce reactivity and notice moment-to-moment experience. These methods are used together so treatment can match immediate goals and longer-term values. The therapist and client decide collaboratively which strategies to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for more in-depth conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when less bandwidth is needed or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging offer quick access between sessions and can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day. These options aim to increase flexibility and help people stay consistent with their work between meetings.