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Michele Davis, LCSW

  • Experience26 years
  • LocationArizona
  • Focus areasAddictions, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Michele

Michele Davis is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of experience helping people navigate difficult transitions and emotional challenges. She draws on a broad clinical background to support recovery from addiction, processing of trauma and grief, and shifts in relationships and career paths.

Background and approach

Michele emphasizes building resilience and self-understanding so clients can face life changes with greater clarity and purpose. Her practice blends compassionate, culturally responsive care with evidence-informed methods tailored to each person’s needs.

Michele works with individuals, families, and caregivers, addressing concerns such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and issues related to parenting, adoption, and blended families. She also brings experience in responding to caregiver stress, chronic illness, and relational conflict.

Michele’s style is client-centered and holistic, focusing on communication skills, healthy coping strategies, and reducing shame while fostering self-love and personal growth. Based in Arizona, she offers services in English and accepts international clients through a variety of online session formats.

Her approach aims to help people develop stronger connections and practical tools for ongoing healing and change.

Integrating therapeutic approaches with online care

The practice incorporates Internal Family Systems to help clients explore inner parts and their roles, offering a gentle way to understand internal conflicts and patterns that contribute to anxiety, shame, or relationship difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to examine relational patterns and early bonds, helping people build more stable connections and address issues like codependency, caregiving stress, and communication problems.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with clients to clarify goals and preferences, and together they select methods that fit the person's needs and circumstances rather than adhering to a single model from the start.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options allow people to engage in therapy from different locations and at varied times, making it easier to maintain continuity during life transitions, manage ongoing stressors, and practice skills between meetings.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Michele address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family issues, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and work-related stress.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
The practice is client-centered and holistic, using attachment-informed and cognitive-behavioral ideas alongside mindfulness to help clients build coping strategies and improve communication.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 26 years of professional experience as a licensed clinical social worker supporting individuals, families, and caregivers through major life shifts.
Where is Michele licensed and based?
She holds an LCSW license and practices from Arizona; her credential is listed as AZ LCSW LCSW - 16765.
Can nonlocal or international clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients and offers services to people outside her immediate region.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preference and scheduling.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a brief matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issues

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTFamily conflictsAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

26+ years

Licensed

Arizona

Languages

English