- Years in practice
- 4
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Michelle
Michelle Tiger is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who focuses on practical, down-to-earth therapy for adults. She helps people facing parenting challenges, relationship strain, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental and she invites clients to set clear goals for therapy.
She brings four years of documented experience as a therapist and additional background working in aging services, hospice, home care, and community re-entry.
Background and approach
That range shaped her interest in caregiving, chronic illness, and stress related to life transitions. She also offers coaching around job searching and career concerns. In sessions she and the client look at thought patterns and behaviors that keep someone stuck.
The work mixes practical strategies with steady support. Homework might include small behavior changes, movement, or sleep habits to try between meetings. Her clinical approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Motivational Interviewing, along with client-centered and mindfulness-influenced techniques.
These methods are adapted to issues such as insomnia, grief, addiction, and self-esteem struggles. Michelle also identifies as an LGBTQ+ ally and addresses areas like abandonment, attachment issues, blended family concerns, caregiver stress, and domestic violence-related impacts. She emphasizes gradual progress and partners with each person to build coping skills and sustainable routines.
What Michelle works with
Everything Michelle lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Michelle helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online approaches that meet parenting and life challenges
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take small actions in that direction, even when emotions feel difficult. It can be useful for parenting stress, grief, and coping with ongoing illness. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical techniques to shift unhelpful patterns, which helps with anxiety, insomnia, and low mood. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens, reflects, and follows the client's goals to build confidence and clarity.Choosing a therapeutic approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as needed. Sessions can blend approaches so the plan matches the client's needs and preferences rather than sticking to one fixed method.
Online therapy with this clinician offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a workday. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in or work through short concerns between longer sessions. These options make it easier to maintain consistent support while juggling parenting and daily responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with parenting challenges, relationship stress, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, grief, sleep problems, addiction, caregiver strain, and many life transition issues.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The approach is compassionate and client-centered, combining practical tools and supportive conversation to help people try new behaviors and change unhelpful thinking.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has four years of experience as a therapist and previous roles in aging services, hospice, home care, and community re-entry that inform her work with caregiving and chronic illness.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds the LCSW credential and practices from Pennsylvania.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Clients can connect by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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