Michelle Torres M, LCSW

Michelle Torres M is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who brings a thoughtful, trauma-informed perspective to her work with individuals navigating complex emotional challenges. She supports people reclaiming their identities after traumatic experiences and helps those exploring the roots of depression and anxiety, aiming for both symptom relief and a deeper understanding of contributing factors. Michelle also works with clients who struggle with people-pleasing and boundary setting, guiding them toward greater self-assertion and practical strategies that improve daily functioning and relationships.

Her practice emphasizes building insight into each person’s unique history and patterns, and she collaborates with clients to develop lasting tools for coping and growth. Michelle’s commitment to this work grew from a desire to help others and from personal experience as a minority, which informed her awareness of how systemic forces, cultural influences, and family traditions shape well-being. That perspective informs her clinical focus across areas such as trauma, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting, stress and anxiety, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, and coping with life changes. Michelle aims to help clients feel seen, understood, and empowered as they move toward meaningful change.

Attachment and Client-Centered Approaches for Online Care

Michelle Torres M uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationships shape current emotional patterns and interpersonal dynamics. This approach helps clients identify attachment wounds and develop healthier ways of relating to others, which can be especially useful for those dealing with trauma, intimacy challenges, or chronic relationship stress.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and supporting the client’s own capacity for growth. This gentle, non-directive style helps individuals build self-awareness, improve self-esteem, and find personal solutions to depression, anxiety, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Michelle works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She partners with clients to tailor interventions and adjust the focus as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for her practice, including flexible scheduling and multiple ways to connect. Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit their routines and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home, and integrate therapy into a busy life while working with licensed professionals and therapists.