Michelle Frizzelle, LMFT

Michelle Frizzelle is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with ten years of clinical experience. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can name what hurts and start to make changes. Michelle emphasizes steady communication and a warm, easygoing manner to help clients feel heard.

She often helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. Michelle also supports those coping with life changes, addiction concerns, parenting strain, sleep or eating difficulties, and struggles with self-esteem or ADHD. Her practice includes additional focus on adoption and foster care, aging issues, attachment concerns, cancer-related life changes, and women's issues.

Michelle draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy. In sessions she listens first, then helps people try small practical steps that fit their daily life. She values collaboration and adjusts techniques to what each person needs.

She holds licensure in California and Oregon and brings both professional training and real-life experience to conversations. Michelle encourages anyone feeling overwhelmed to consider reaching out, and understands that starting therapy is a step that takes courage.

Background and approach: Michelle blends practical skill-building with reflective conversation. She helps people notice unhelpful patterns, name values, and test new behaviors. Over time the intention is to reduce avoidant habits and increase choices that match what matters most. Sessions move at a persons pace and focus on achievable goals.

How her approaches translate to online care

Michelle commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in her work. ACT focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small steps toward those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. CBT helps identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to change them.

The right approach is often found together. She begins by asking about needs, goals, and day-to-day routines, and then suggests approaches to try. This collaborative process lets her tailor techniques so they fit each person's life and challenges.

If you want online sessions, confirm the specific session formats available before booking since current options can change. Online work can make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Michelle will help match methods and timing to what works for the client's routine and goals.