Michelle Garibaldi, LMFT
California · 23 years in practice
Michelle Garibaldi is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 23 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LMFT, California
- 40177 · expires November 2026
- NPI
- 1093911224 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Michelle
Michelle Garibaldi is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 23 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Michelle takes a straightforward and warm approach that aims to clarify goals and create practical steps forward.
Her style is collaborative and respectful. She works with each person to identify what they want to change and then chooses methods that fit their needs.
Background and approach
Sessions blend conversational listening with hands-on tools so people leave with something they can try between appointments. Michelle draws on several approaches, including Existential therapy, Client-Centered work, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, narrative techniques, and motivational interviewing. That mix lets her address both daily habits and deeper life questions.
She often pairs thought-focused work with mindfulness exercises to reduce reactivity and build coping skills. Across 23 years in California settings, Michelle has helped clients facing addiction struggles, parenting stress, career transitions, compassion fatigue, ADHD challenges, and end-of-life concerns. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment problems, blended family dynamics, and forgiveness work.
People who choose her can expect clear goal-setting, practical strategies, and a reflective space to explore values and meaning. Michelle aims to walk alongside each person as they move toward greater balance and clearer direction.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that translate well to online care
Existential work helps people sit with questions about meaning, choice, and life direction. In online sessions this often looks like guided conversation about values, priorities, and how someone wants to live, which can help with midlife questions, career shifts, or coping with loss.Client-Centered therapy emphasizes listening and a nonjudgmental stance. Online meetings using this approach allow space for people to set the pace and topics while the therapist reflects back what matters most to them, useful for grief, self-esteem, and relationship concerns.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought patterns and testing new behaviors. Over video or messaging, CBT can include concrete tools such as behavioral experiments, thought records, and short homework tasks to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or manage mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then adjust methods over time. That collaborative process aims to match techniques to each person's needs rather than sticking to a single method.
Online therapy offers flexibility: video calls for deeper real-time conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth or being on camera is difficult, live chat for quicker check-ins, and text-based messaging for brief reflections or between-session support. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, handle sudden life stressors, and try different ways of connecting that suit each person's day-to-day life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Michelle address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and family concerns, intimacy and self-esteem issues, parenting and sleeping problems, career and life-change challenges, and related areas such as ADHD and compassion fatigue.
What is Michelle's therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and warm. She helps clients set clear goals and uses practical techniques so people can try new ways of coping between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Michelle has 23 years of experience working with people in California in a range of settings and presenting concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in California and practices from that state.
Which language are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with Michelle?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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