Michelle Zaragoza, LCSW

Licensed in California · 9 years in practice

Michelle Zaragoza is a licensed clinical social worker in California with nine years of experience helping adults manage stress and anxiety.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 100578 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1356896880 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 9
Languages: English

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About Michelle

Michelle Zaragoza is a licensed clinical social worker in California with nine years of experience helping adults manage stress and anxiety. She works with people facing relationship struggles, career crossroads, and major life changes. Her style is down-to-earth and collaborative, with an emphasis on practical steps you can try between sessions.

Her approach blends acceptance and commitment ideas with client-centered care and mindfulness practices. She often uses narrative techniques to help people reframe old stories that hold them back.

Background and approach

EMDR is among the methods she employs when past events keep affecting daily life. Sessions focus on clear goals and small experiments. Michelle offers direct feedback and helps clients build skills for coping, self-compassion, and clearer decision making.

Conversations aim to be straightforward, respectful, and oriented toward change that fits each person’s life. She also works with issues tied to family of origin, guilt and shame, life purpose, mood concerns, and workplace pressures. Michelle pays attention to how values and identity influence choices and behaviors.

That helps people create steps that feel meaningful and manageable. Her practice supports adults who want to reduce overwhelm, strengthen self-love, or find a healthier balance between work and personal life. Michelle encourages people to try concrete strategies and to adjust the plan as progress is made.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Michelle names

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Online support

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that match what matters most. It helps people reduce the hold of anxious thoughts and move toward meaningful goals. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and support, giving people space to make their own discoveries while feeling understood and respected. EMDR works with memories and strong reactions to past events to reduce their everyday impact when that is relevant to someone's current struggles.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and past experiences to decide which methods to try first. Plans are adjusted as progress is made, and the work is done together so people feel involved in each step.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and guided exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging fits brief check-ins, homework prompts, or when writing out thoughts feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into workdays, commutes, or busy family routines.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Michelle focus on?

She supports adults with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, career challenges, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include family of origin issues, guilt and shame, life purpose, mood disorders, self-love, women's issues, and workplace stress.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She gives direct feedback and works with clients to set clear short-term and long-term goals.

What is her clinical background?

She has nine years of professional counseling experience and practices a mix of approaches to fit different needs.

What credentials and location apply?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in California.

Which languages are offered and are international clients supported?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on needs and preference.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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