- Client-centered care
- Practical skill building
- LGBTQ+ ally
About Michelle
Michelle Tiger is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people manage stress, depression, relationship concerns, parenting strain, and life transitions. She works with clients on sleep problems, caregiving burdens, and career or job-search challenges. She describes her approach as compassionate and client-centered.
Michelle spent many years in roles outside traditional therapy before focusing on psychotherapy. That background includes work in aging services, hospice, adult day programs, home care, and community re-entry. Those experiences inform how she frames health, disability, and caregiver issues in sessions.
In the therapy room she and the client set practical goals together. She looks at repetitive thoughts and behaviors that keep people stuck. Michelle uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness-based approaches to support change.
She also offers coaching around job searches and employment challenges, pairing practical steps with emotional support. Michelle encourages small, sustainable changes around movement, exercise, and nutrition to support overall well-being.
Michelle notes that life’s stressors sometimes come from unexpected events, including natural or human-caused disasters, and she helps people cope with those effects. She identifies as an LGBTQ+ ally and aims to provide a nonjudgmental space for each person’s goals.
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting pulled into them, and it focuses on taking steps that match personal values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with major life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for insomnia, depression, anxiety, and stress-related problems.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and preferences, and will adjust methods as those needs change.
If you plan to use online sessions, confirm which formats are offered before booking since the biography does not list specific session types. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also permits working through career, caregiving, sleep, or disaster-related stress from wherever scheduling works best. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT exercises to work well over distance, using the same goal-setting and skill practice that they use in person.
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Experience
4+ years
Credentials
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with depression, anxiety, stress, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, sleep problems, grief, addictions, and career challenges.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is compassionate and client-centered. She works collaboratively to set goals and uses practical techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She has prior roles in aging services, hospice, adult day programs, home care, and community re-entry, and she has four years of documented experience as an LCSW in psychotherapy-focused work.
Where is she licensed and based?
Michelle holds an LCSW credential and is based in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific session formats are not listed in the biography.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.