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Online therapist

Michele Farabaugh

Experienced clinician for family and life transitions

Credentials
LCSW
Experience
25 years
Licensed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Michele

Michele Farabaugh is a licensed social worker with 25 years of practice in Pennsylvania. She uses her long experience to help people facing relationship strain, grief, depression, addiction, and stress. Michele writes plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions.

Her credential is LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Michele aims to make sessions feel calm and straightforward. She pays attention to how family patterns and past experiences shape today’s problems.

Background and approach

Conversations often include identifying small changes that reduce overwhelm and improve communication. Michele also brings a faith-informed perspective when clients say that matters to them. Her background includes work with aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, blended family questions, and recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.

She also addresses codependency, commitment concerns, and midlife transitions. That experience helps when practical caregiving needs and emotional strain overlap. Michele uses a mix of approaches to match what a person needs in the moment.

Some sessions focus on understanding long-standing patterns, while others set clear short-term goals. She teaches coping skills for anxiety and mood challenges and supports people working through family problems. People who benefit most are looking for steady, experienced guidance and clear steps to try between sessions.

Michele listens for how a person’s family history and current stresses connect. She then works with them to set achievable, realistic goals for change.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-centered therapy centers on the person in front of the therapist, with sessions shaped by what the client brings. It helps when someone needs empathetic listening and support to clarify values and choices. Psychodynamic therapy looks at patterns that repeat over time and traces how past relationships affect present feelings and reactions; it can be useful for resolving deep-seated family or mood issues. Solution-focused therapy aims for small, practical steps and short-term goals to reduce immediate stress and build momentum toward change.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Michele will listen to what matters most to the client, discuss options, and adapt methods as goals change. That teamwork helps make sure sessions focus on concrete progress while still addressing deeper patterns when needed.

Online work using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules. These formats allow for regular check-ins, timely coaching between meetings, and flexible ways to communicate when face-to-face meetings are difficult. For people balancing caregiving, work, or health limits, the ability to meet remotely can reduce barriers to consistent care.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Exploring how earlier relationships and patterns still shape the present, often over a longer stretch of time. It relies on conversation and reflection rather than exercises.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Michele work with?
She addresses relationship and family issues, grief, depression, addictions, anxiety, stress, self-esteem, career concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Michele combines client-centered listening with psychodynamic insight and solution-focused steps to help people find practical ways to feel better.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional experience working with a range of mood, family, and caregiver issues.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - and practices in Pennsylvania; licence number PA LCSW CW014450.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible online work.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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