Michelle Varady

Michelle Varady is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience practicing in California. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck by looking beyond symptoms to the experiences that shaped them. Michelle aims to combine practical skills with deeper exploration so people can feel steadier day to day and more settled over time.

Michelle uses mindfulness-based work alongside evidence-informed approaches to help people manage stress and anxiety. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to teach clear coping tools. Sessions can include somatic exercises when bodily stress shows up, and solution-focused ideas to set short-term goals.

People come to Michelle for help with depression, grief, sleep problems, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and addictive patterns. She also supports those dealing with trauma, low self-esteem, panic attacks, and major life transitions. Her practice includes attention to issues such as codependency, impulse control, and guilt or shame.

Michelle believes therapy is a collaborative process where clients bring their own knowledge about themselves. She offers straightforward strategies for everyday struggles and also makes space for deeper work about where those struggles began. Her style is practical and exploratory, balancing skill-building with noticing patterns that keep problems repeating.

Sessions are provided in English and Michelle accepts international clients. People who want to begin select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Mindful practices and skills for online therapy

Michelle uses Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice thoughts and body sensations without judgment, which can reduce reactivity during stressful moments and support better sleep and mood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to ease anxiety and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Michelle collaborates with clients to match methods to goals and preferences, trying concrete skills first when someone needs immediate relief and moving into deeper exploration when people want to address root causes. That collaboration helps shape what happens session to session.

The therapist biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time so people can use a break at work or be home sooner. Therapists and licensed professionals can guide whether to focus on mindfulness exercises, behavioral experiments, or DBT skills during remote sessions to fit each person's needs and daily life.