Michelle Gallo, LCSW
Licensed in New Jersey · 10 years in practice
Michelle Gallo is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions.
License and registration
- LCSW, New Jersey
- 44SC05482100 · expires August 2026
- LCSW, Arizona
- LCSW-22171 · expires February 2028
- NPI
- 1780889915 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
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About Michelle
Michelle Gallo is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She practices in New Jersey and speaks English. Michelle listens to each person’s story and focuses on practical steps that can make day-to-day life feel easier.
She often helps people who are dealing with grief, caregiver strain, compassion fatigue, and parenting challenges. She also works with concerns such as relationship problems, self-esteem, body image, and career questions.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to build confidence and clearer decision making. Michelle uses straightforward methods that people can try between sessions. She draws on client-centered work to follow the person’s goals, and uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify thoughts that fuel anxiety or low mood.
Mindfulness and solution-focused tools help people find small changes that add up. Her style is warm and goal-oriented. Michelle pays attention to what is most pressing and makes a plan that feels manageable.
She helps clients practice new skills and notices progress together. People choose her when they want a practical, compassionate approach to common life struggles. She supports those facing infertility, postpartum concerns, midlife questions, and end-of-life caregiving issues.
Her aim is to help people move toward greater self-love, resilience, and clarity.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How Michelle blends practical approaches in online sessions
Michelle uses client-centered therapy to focus on each person’s priorities and what matters most to them. This approach means the conversation follows the client’s needs, with the therapist listening and reflecting to help clarify goals.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or lift mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Michelle will talk with clients about their needs, goals, and preferences and adapt methods over time. That collaborative process helps pick tools that actually fit daily life and feel doable.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people meet face to face when a longer session is needed. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in fits the day. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to get support between calls or fit therapy into a busy schedule. These options help people keep therapy consistent while balancing family, work, and caregiving responsibilities.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Michelle focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and self-esteem concerns, plus grief, caregiver burnout, parenting questions, and life transitions.
How would Michelle describe her therapy style?
Her approach is warm and practical. Sessions emphasize listening, setting goals, and trying tools that fit daily life.
What is her background and experience?
Michelle has ten years of professional experience as a clinician and has worked with people facing grief, compassion fatigue, and motivation or confidence issues.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with LCSW credentials in Arizona and New Jersey and practices from New Jersey.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Michelle?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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