Michelle Torres M, LCSW

Therapist in California

Michelle Torres M is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of experience helping people through hard moments.

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Licensed inCalifornia
License108299
NPI 1134595937
Experience10+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Michelle

Michelle Torres M is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of experience helping people through hard moments. She focuses on practical steps that reduce overwhelm and help clients feel more grounded in daily life. She meets people where they are and listens for the patterns that keep them stuck.

Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and grief. She also helps people with relationship strain, intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, anger, and self-esteem challenges.

Background and approach

Michelle pays attention to how family roles and cultural expectations shape emotional life. She helps clients notice repeating patterns, set clearer boundaries, and move toward choices that feel more authentic. Work often includes tracking how past experiences affect present reactions and testing new ways of relating.

Her style is client-centered and collaborative. Sessions typically focus on what the client wants to change, with steady attention to building trust and safety in the relationship. Michelle aims to help people gain useful insight and practical tools they can use between sessions.

She practices in California and works in English. Clients can expect straightforward guidance, a calm presence, and an emphasis on small, doable steps to improve coping and day-to-day functioning.

Credentials

LCSW (California): License 108299 · expires May 2026
NPI: 1134595937 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Michelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Depression
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD

Approaches Michelle names

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Online support

Attachment-informed and Client-centered care online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships influence current feelings and reactions. It looks at patterns in how people connect and helps them practice new ways of relating when old patterns cause pain. Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person’s experience and priorities, with the therapist following the client's lead to build understanding and self-directed change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will collaborate with each client to identify which methods feel most useful based on goals, needs, and comfort. That partnership helps shape session focus and tools to try between meetings.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and emotional work. Phone sessions can be lower-bandwidth and easier to fit into a break. Live chat or text messaging can be helpful for quick check-ins or when writing helps express what’s hard to say aloud. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent with busy schedules and changing life demands.

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Frequently asked

What kinds of concerns does Michelle address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related struggles.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is client-centered and collaborative, focusing on what each person wants to change and building a trusting working relationship to try new ways of responding.

What is her professional background?

She has ten years of clinical experience working with adults facing complex emotional and relational challenges and draws on that experience in session.

What credentials and location are listed?

She practices in California and holds an LCSW credential, which is listed as CA LCSW.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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