Michelle is a nurturing Clinical Therapist with a provisional license (MHC-LP) in New York. She holds a Masters of Education in Mental Health Counseling from Teachers College, Columbia University. She values providing a nurturing environment of support, self-discovery, and empowerment. Central to her approach is a dedication to social justice, healing, and liberation, where she strives to acknowledge and navigate the complexities of trauma, historical contexts, power dynamics, oppression, privilege, and inclusion. Michelle's approach to therapy embraces a holistic style that validates a client’s worldview, and she works collaboratively to discover a healing plan in alignment with what suits them best. Guided by psychodynamic, feminist, cognitive-behavioral, and mindfulness approaches, Michelle encourages authenticity while helping to progress from protective behavioral patterns towards responsive choices leading to growth and healing. 

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Michelle’s primary clinical training involves utilizing a strength-based approach with a multicultural and trauma informed lens. Additionally, she  has experience working with adults and couples within BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities dealing with anxiety, depression, and relationship complexities. Her main areas of expertise include complex, religious, and intergenerational trauma, identity issues, multiculturalism, inner child work, and life transitions. Drawing from her background in the arts and as a yoga instructor, Michelle strives to nurture the creative spirit within everyone, ultimately perceiving vulnerability as a source of strength. The importance and impact of her intersectionalities inform a commitment to provide inclusive therapy infused with compassion, curiosity and courageousness.

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Michelle’s Message to Clients

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Welcome. If you're here, you've already taken a courageous step toward healing and growth. To those who have felt alone, hopeless, stuck, or broken - I want you to know that these feelings are valid, and you don't have to navigate them alone. Your presence here shows strength and wisdom in recognizing when support might help. As your therapist, I believe that you are the true expert of your own experience. My role is to walk alongside you, offering compassionate guidance as you develop deeper insights, build practical skills, and discover your authentic self. I embrace a holistic mind/body/spirit approach, recognizing that healing happens when we honor the interconnectedness of our whole being.

My practice is grounded in humanistic principles, moving beyond diagnostic labels to see and appreciate the full complexity of each person's story. Together, we'll create a genuine, judgment-free space where you can explore patterns that may be holding you back, uncover and build upon your innate strengths, work toward meaningful goals that align with your values, and develop practical tools for lasting change.

I would be honored to be part of your journey toward well-being. Let's start with a free 15-minute consultation call to discuss your goals for therapy and explore how we might work together. Remember: you are not broken. Our challenges and struggles can become the very places where light enters and transforms us.