
Michelle Branigan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who holds a Masters Degree from Columbia University School of Social Work. She attained certification with Academy of Certified Social Workers and is a Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work. She has certification in Gestalt Psychotherapy and certification in Gerontology from Rutgers University. Michelle has an extensive background in clinical social work supervision in healthcare settings and holds SIFI certification from NYU School of Social Work.
For more than twenty years, Michelle has helped individuals, couples, and families better understand themselves and develop better ways of communicating with their loved ones. Michelle specializes in life transitions such as adolescent emotions, young adults seeking career and relationships, premarital, marital, parenting concerns, middle age to advanced age, and she addresses ways in which the client can feel positive in how they are handling and navigating their lives and situations therein.
Michelle believes in the mind/body/spirit connection, and she has expertise in working with clients coping with anxiety, depression, chronic physical conditions and illnesses, as well as terminal illness. Her background provides compassion for those dealing with caregiver concerns, the aging process, or the death of a loved one, including pets. She believes that loss is a part of life and, though difficult and challenging, it can also be a time of growth. Through her bereavement work, Michelle provides clients the opportunity to discover hope and healing. Michelle will integrate your faith if this aspect is important to you in your healing process.
Ready to navigate life’s transitions with compassionate support?