Michelle Frizzelle, LMFT

Michelle Frizzelle is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with ten years of clinical experience in California and Oregon. She uses a warm, down-to-earth style and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. Michelle aims to create a calm setting where people can share thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment.

Her approach blends practical skills with compassionate listening. Michelle draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thinking and build different habits. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered techniques to strengthen values-based action and to hold a nonjudgmental space for exploration.

Michelle has worked with people facing life transitions, relationship challenges, parenting strain, sleep and eating concerns, and addiction issues. She also supports those coping with adoption and foster care matters, aging and geriatric concerns, cancer, and attachment questions. She brings life experience and empathy to sessions and values steady communication as change unfolds.

Sessions can take several practical forms including video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. Michelle believes taking the first step takes courage and offers steady, patient support as people work toward clearer goals and more manageable daily routines.

Her style is easygoing and collaborative. Michelle helps people set small, doable steps so progress feels realistic and sustainable.

How CBT and ACT work online with flexible session options

Michelle uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thought patterns and try practical changes in daily habits. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing stress by breaking problems into manageable steps.

She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy which focuses on values and taking committed action even when uncomfortable feelings are present. ACT can help with grief, trauma recovery, and making choices that align with what matters most. Client-Centered techniques are woven in to keep the conversation grounded in empathy and respect, letting people lead while the therapist reflects and supports.

Deciding which approach to use is a joint process. The therapist works with each person to match methods to goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Sessions often blend approaches and evolve over time based on progress and feedback.

Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation, phone can be a simpler option with lower bandwidth needs, and messaging is useful for short check-ins or for people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between visits.