Michelle Rangel
About me
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 15 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through life’s changes and challenges. I’ve been told I have a warm, collaborative approach that allows clients to feel comfortable and supported while working to find meaningful, practical solutions and addressing the deeper roots of emotional distress. I like to integrate evidence-based practices, including Trauma-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, and Presence-Centered Therapy. By blending these approaches, it helps build insight, develop effective coping skills, and create lasting change rather than temporary relief. Because I believe that healing happens within a safe, therapeutic, relationship, I support with being compassionate, grounded, and empowering. The goal is to equip each person with practical tools and renewed confidence so they can move forward with clarity and resilience.
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
The goal for your first session is to feel comfortable and supported while describing yourself and your goals in therapy.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
With the use of empathy and by being bilingual in Spanish, I am able to patiently listen and support you in reaching your goal.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
Because I have ample experience, in different settings, I work well with children, adults, and elders working through life challenges and transitions.
Specialties
Top specialties
Anxiety
Coping Skills
Depression
Other specialties
Anger Management
Career Counseling
Couples Counseling
Domestic Violence
Family Conflict
Family Therapy
Foster Care/Adoption
Grief
Life Transitions
Mood Disorders
Identifies as
Christian
Hispanic / Latinx
Person of Color (POC)
White
Woman
Serves ages
Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
Licensed in
California
Accepts
Aetna
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - Lucent Health
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Anthem
Blue Cross
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Arlo
Blue Shield
Blue Shield of California - Medicare
Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO
Independence Keystone 65 HMO
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
Sutter Health Plan
IHSS Healthy Workers
Cash - $85 per session
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
Evernorth
GTEB
Gold Coast Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Gold Coast Health Plan Total Care Advantage (HMO D-SNP)
Health Plan of San Joaquin/Mountain Valley Health Plan – Medi-Cal
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
L.A. Care Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
L.A. Care Medicare Plus (HMO D-SNP)
Partnership HealthPlan of California (Medi-Cal)
SFHP Care Plus (HMO D-SNP)
San Francisco Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Santa Clara Family Health Plan - Medi-Cal
Tufts Health/Cigna
Location
Virtual
My treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
In my experience with children and families, I have confirmed that how you behave is tightly knit with how you think. Therefore, I like to build insight, develop effective coping skills, and create lasting change rather than temporary relief. I have extensive experience working with anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, life transitions, and trauma recovery.