Michelle Wildy, MD, LCSW-C

Michelle Wildy is a licensed therapist with over three decades of clinical experience who focuses on supporting individuals and couples through complex emotional challenges. She holds an MD, which indicates a medical degree, and an LCSW-C, a licensed clinical social worker credential, reflecting a combination of medical and clinical social work training and experience.

Her practice centers on helping clients manage depression, anxiety, relationship dynamics, grief, and major life transitions. She brings a compassionate, culturally responsive approach and is committed to understanding each person’s unique path. Her expertise includes work with women’s issues, workplace challenges, multicultural concerns, trauma recovery, LGBTQ+ clients, and support for young adults as well as older individuals navigating midlife and later-life transitions.

Michelle integrates a range of evidence-based treatment methods into her work, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Her therapeutic style emphasizes self-compassion, clear communication, and healing from experiences of isolation, shame, and personal struggle. She aims to create a supportive space where clients can explore emotions, build coping skills, and reconnect with their inner strengths while receiving empathetic, objective, and professional guidance.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Michelle Wildy commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which helps people identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety and improve daily functioning. She also applies Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), a skills-focused approach that teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness for managing intense emotions and relationship challenges. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is another technique she integrates to help clients develop present-moment awareness and stress management skills through practical mindfulness exercises.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Michelle works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, goals, and personal preferences and then tailors interventions so the work fits the individual rather than expecting the individual to fit a single method.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage with licensed professionals. Video calls and phone sessions provide real-time conversation similar to in-person meetings, while live chat and text-based messaging can make it easier to connect between appointments or when scheduling is tight. These options can increase accessibility and make it simpler to maintain continuity of care amid busy lives and changing circumstances.