Michelle Garibaldi, LMFT

Michelle Garibaldi is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 23 years of clinical experience. She brings a warm, empathic presence to her work and emphasizes a collaborative path with each person she meets, helping them define clear goals and practical steps toward change. As an LMFT - a license for clinicians who treat individuals, couples, and families - she combines client-centered listening with active, results-focused techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral and other evidence-informed approaches to support progress.

Her practice focuses on a broad range of concerns including stress and anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse recovery, grief, depression, addictions, LGBT issues, parenting and intimacy-related challenges, sleep problems, self-esteem, career and life transitions, and compassion fatigue. She also works with issues such as abandonment, attachment and blended family dynamics, communication problems, divorce and separation, and end-of-life counseling. Michelle often works with parents, couples, and adolescents, offering practical strategies alongside deeper exploration of meaning and values.

Michelle frames therapy as a collaborative process that balances empathy with actionable tools, aiming to help people move toward greater stability, satisfaction, and well-being over time.