Michelle Tarbell, LMFT

Michelle Tarbell is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Texas with more than 21 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are facing trauma, anxiety, depression, and the stress of major life changes. Michelle uses a practical, collaborative style that invites clients to shape their sessions and set clear goals.

Her work often addresses parenting concerns, self-esteem struggles, grief, anger, and challenges related to ADHD and compassion fatigue. She also helps people manage relationship patterns such as codependency, communication problems, and attachment concerns. Jealousy is one of the issues she lists among her focus areas and she will talk through what that looks like for each person.

Michelle favors a Client-Centered approach. That means sessions start with the client’s priorities and proceed at a pace that feels right. She blends this with solution-focused elements so conversations move toward practical steps and measurable goals.

Her background includes two decades running a independent practice in Texas and working with individuals, teens, and families across a wide range of life challenges. Michelle aims to create straightforward, goal-oriented conversations that help people make changes in day-to-day life.

People who choose her can expect a therapist who listens, helps set achievable goals, and uses simple, direct strategies to address problems like abandonment concerns, blended family issues, or the emotional impacts of adoption and foster care.

Client-Centered Care and Online Options

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client’s lead. The therapist creates space for people to talk about what matters most and helps them identify their own goals. This approach is useful for concerns like depression, anxiety, self-esteem, and relationship patterns such as jealousy or codependency.

Michelle also uses solution-focused ideas alongside client-centered work. That means sessions often move toward practical steps and small, achievable changes. For someone coping with grief, parenting stress, or life transitions, this combination keeps conversations grounded and action oriented.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work with each person to decide what methods and pacing suit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration continues over time so the work can change as needs change.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full session isn’t needed. Licensed professionals can adapt sessions to focus on talking, planning next steps, or practicing new behaviors in day-to-day life.