Michele Tingley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over 27 years experience helping individuals heal, overcome obstacles and reach their highest potential. Michele utilizes a client- centered, strengths-based approach in telehealth sessions with children, adults, and families. Michele’s vast experience, training and clinical skills allow her to work together with individuals to grow and reach their goals in treatment.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
During the first session, Michele will ask questions about your past experiences and current issues in order to understand your needs. Seeking help from someone new can be difficult, Michele’s warm, non-judgmental, and conversational approach helps create a safe environment where individuals can share their issues and concerns. Michele will then provide recommendations for treatment that may help address your issues, working together to develop a plan of care.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
Michele has vast experience working with children, adults, and families with a variety of issues and needs. Michele has extensive clinical training in treatment approaches, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and behavioral analysis. Michele’s mission is to help individuals overcome instances to reach their highest potential.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
Michele specializes in helping individuals struggling with trauma, unhappiness and life transitions. When feeling overwhelmed, stuck, and ready to make a change, individuals benefit from Michele’s warm, electric approach to heal from their past and develop skills to have transformative growth.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT can help individuals understand the influence of their thoughts on their feelings and behavior.
Cognitive Processing (CPT)
Individuals can processing events and emotions to develop increased awareness and insight helpful to make positive changes.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Learning DBT skills can help individuals develop healthy skills to regulate emotions and navigate relations.
EMDR
Helpful for individuals to process upsetting memories and trauma that are keeping them stuck.
Eclectic
Incorporating various treatment approaches that will help enhance and address treatment needs.