Michele Farabaugh, LCSW

Michele Farabaugh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of experience supporting people through complex emotional transitions. She focuses on depression, relationship dynamics, family conflict, and grief, offering a steady and compassionate presence for clients seeking practical coping strategies and deeper self-understanding.

Michele works closely with women, older adults, and families facing midlife shifts, caregiver stress, and patterns rooted in family of origin. Her practice addresses mood disorders, codependency, addiction recovery, and healing from domestic violence, and she brings particular attention to issues of self-love, communication breakdowns, forgiveness, and rebuilding trust.

Drawing from a Christian-informed perspective, Michele creates space that honors each personâs personal values and life story while promoting emotional growth. She integrates approaches that support both insight and actionable change, helping clients develop stronger coping skills, improve relationships, and find meaningful pathways to healing.

Clients can expect sessions delivered with empathy, respect, and professional commitment. Micheleâs work blends clinical experience with a collaborative stance, guiding individuals and families toward clearer goals, healthier patterns, and renewed resilience.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care Options

Michele often draws on client-centered therapy, which prioritizes the individualâs perspective and strengths and helps people build self-esteem, stronger relationships, and practical coping skills. She also uses psychodynamic therapy to explore recurring patterns and family of origin dynamics that can influence mood, attachment, and life transitions. When short-term, goal-focused work is appropriate, Michele incorporates solution-focused therapy to identify clear steps forward and measurable progress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Michele partners with each person to understand their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods over time so therapy aligns with the clientâs pace and priorities.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, and mobility limitations. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home, and fit therapy into daily life while working with licensed professionals experienced in both long-term and brief interventions.