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Michelle Tiger, LCSW
Pennsylvania
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Relationships and Stress
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Job search coaching
About Michelle
Michelle Tiger is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania with four years of clinical experience. She works with people facing relationship strain, anxiety, depression, insomnia, parenting challenges, caregiving stress, and career concerns. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and habits and trying practical steps to change them.
Before focusing on psychotherapy she held roles in aging services, adult day programs, hospice, home care, and community re-entry. That background informs work with chronic illness, caregiver stress, and aging-related issues. She also has experience supporting people impacted by domestic violence and justice-system involvement.
Her approach is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), client-centered work, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. In sessions she and the client look at negative thinking patterns and everyday behaviors that keep problems going. The emphasis is on simple experiments and small changes that can shift feelings and functioning.
She offers coaching around job searching and employment challenges as part of career-focused work. She identifies as an LGBTQ+ ally and includes intimacy, attachment, and communication concerns among clinical topics. She also helps with grief, addiction-related difficulties, and stress from life transitions.
Michelle encourages movement, sleep routines, and basic nutrition as complementary supports to therapy work. People meet to set clear goals, try practical skills between sessions, and review what’s working. The focus stays on straightforward, usable steps rather than abstract theory.
How CBT and ACT inform online sessions
CBT helps people notice automatic thoughts, test those thoughts, and try different behaviors to change feelings. It is useful for anxiety, depression, insomnia, and stress by breaking problems into clear steps and exercises that can be practiced between meetings.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and committing to action even when uncomfortable feelings are present. It supports work on relationship choices, caregiving strain, and life transitions by linking actions to what matters most to the person.
Michelle will work collaboratively to decide which approach fits best. That means reviewing your goals, trying specific exercises or experiments, and adjusting methods based on what proves practical and helpful. The therapist treats finding the right approach as part of ongoing work rather than a one-time decision.
The profile does not list session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday or to join from a different location. They can also allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited, or for sessions without video when bandwidth or camera use is a concern. These practical benefits can help therapy fit into everyday life.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with most often?
She works with relationship problems, anxiety, depression, insomnia, parenting strain, caregiving stress, career issues, and grief among other concerns.
How does she use structured therapy approaches?
The practice uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and routines. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and motivational interviewing are used to clarify values and build motivation for change.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has four years of clinical therapy experience and prior roles in aging services, hospice, home care, and community re-entry that inform work with chronic illness and caregiver issues.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Pennsylvania.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are accepted.
How are sessions structured and what formats are offered?
Session formats are not listed in the profile; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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