Practitioner Profile

Michelle’s areas of clinical specialization include:

• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders (ADD/ADHD)
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Anxiety Disorders (e.g., selective mutism, anxiety about separation, socializing, or phobias)
• Anger Management
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Tic disorders (e.g., Tourettes)
• Pica
• Elimination disorders (e.g., bed-wetting)
• Depression
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

From China to the United States, Michelle has served in the field of psychology on an international level. She has treated children as young as 13 months old to adolescents 18 years old and beyond, in the hospital, private clinic and school settings.

Michelle is extensively trained in standardized assessments that gauge for specific disorders, in addition to comprehensive assessments measuring a child’s development of cognition, emotions, and social skills. The types of concerns she has treated cover a wide scope of pathology, as indicated in the list below. Additionally, she treats family and adjustment issues and is qualified in providing crisis interventions.

While Michelle constantly seeks to incorporate evidenced treatments from the forefront of psychology, some of her specialty interventions are behavior modification, Parent Management Training (PMT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Having worked with diverse populations from across the globe, she ensures that treatment is constantly sensitive to each family’s cultural nuances and background. Along with Michelle’s cultural sensitivity, her patience, empathy, enthusiasm, and optimism are also among the qualities that have contributed to her success stories. She firmly holds an approach to therapy that is holistic, strengths-based, and always individualized. Regardless of the nature of the child’s concern, Michelle believes that the key to achieving the best treatment outcome stems from teamwork with family and other important figures in the child’s life.