- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Life purpose coaching
About Michelle
Michelle Linzy is a Tennessee-licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 11 years of clinical experience. She works with adults feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or stuck despite appearing to manage on the outside. Her main concerns include stress, anxiety, parenting struggles, depression, coping with life changes, and coaching for life purpose and direction.
Michelle draws on long experience as an educator, life coach, and caregiver. She uses clear, direct conversation to help clients name what isn’t working and try practical steps to change it. Sessions focus on concrete problems such as balancing ambition and wellbeing, managing parenting demands, and navigating midlife changes.
Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She treats clients as the experts on their lives and offers guidance, tools, and feedback to support decision making and new habits. Michelle pays attention to family of origin patterns, communication problems, and multicultural or immigration-related stress when they affect day-to-day functioning.
She also works with issues that come with aging and caregiving, workplace stress, feelings of isolation, and concerns specific to women and young adults. Veteran and armed forces issues are listed among her focus areas, as are self-love and relationship communication challenges.
Sessions are conducted in English and reflect her years of combined clinical and lived experience. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to see if the fit feels right.
Evidence-based approaches and remote sessions
Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address everyday problems. One approach focuses on skills training and behavioral change to reduce anxiety and manage stress. That method breaks problems into small steps and practices new habits in daily life. Another approach attends to relationships and communication patterns, helping people change how they describe problems and ask for support from others.Finding the best approach is collaborative. The therapist and client review goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps in real life. Sessions often mix skill practice, problem-solving, and talk to clarify decisions about work, parenting, or life purpose.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find remote sessions help fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins during work breaks. Michelle will work with clients to match session timing and structure to their schedules and goals.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, coping with life changes, and coaching related to life purpose and direction.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct and collaborative, offering practical steps, feedback, and tools while treating clients as experts on their own lives.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience as a licensed therapist and brings additional background from work as an educator, life coach, and caregiver.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Tennessee LMFT, listed as a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in Tennessee.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
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