Michelle Laughlin, LCSW
Licensed in California · 4 years in practice
Michelle Laughlin is a licensed clinical social worker in California who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and ADHD-related struggles.
License and registration
- LCSW, California
- 120910 · expires February 2026
- NPI
- 1033703913 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
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About Michelle
Michelle Laughlin is a licensed clinical social worker in California who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and ADHD-related struggles. She focuses on building confidence, improving concentration, and finding ways to cope with major life changes. Michelle uses a respectful and compassionate approach in every session.
She keeps conversations straightforward and practical. Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs, with clear goals and simple skills to practice between meetings.
Background and approach
Michelle supports people working through low self-esteem, motivation problems, and feelings of emptiness or abandonment. Her work includes attention to attachment concerns, communication problems, and patterns like avoidant or dependent personality features. She also helps people who face the effects of domestic violence, dissociation, or disaster-related stress.
First responder and fatherhood issues are among the topics she has addressed. Michelle blends several approaches to fit each person. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts, and solution-focused work to set short-term, achievable steps.
Dialectical behavior ideas and client-centered listening round out her style. With four years of professional experience, Michelle aims for sessions that feel practical and doable. She invites people to take small steps toward clearer thinking and better daily functioning.
The goal is steady progress, not instant fixes.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
Approaches Michelle names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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
Approach-driven online therapy that fits your life
Michelle uses attachment-based work and cognitive behavioral therapy as core approaches in sessions. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people change habits that hurt relationships. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood.She also brings a client-centered stance, which means listening carefully and shaping sessions around what the person says matters most. Deciding on an approach is collaborative - the therapist and client work together to pick methods that match goals, needs, and comfort level rather than using one fixed style.
Online therapy offers several practical advantages for busy lives. Video calls allow for full sessions and face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit into a short break, and live chat or text-based messaging work for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to maintain continuity, practice new skills between meetings, and fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other daily responsibilities.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Michelle focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem challenges, coping with life changes, and ADHD-related difficulties. Additional areas include attachment issues, communication problems, and effects of domestic violence.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are practical and person-centered, with straightforward conversation and goal-focused steps. She combines listening with skill-building to address everyday problems.
How much experience does she have?
Michelle has four years of professional experience working in clinical settings. That experience has included supporting people with concentration, motivation, and trauma-related concerns.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, abbreviated LCSW, and practices in California.
Which languages and international arrangements are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy can be delivered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. This allows for shorter check-ins or full sessions depending on needs.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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