About Machelle
Machelle Pardue is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in California. She brings three years of experience helping people cope with stress and anxiety. Machelle emphasizes practical support and respectful listening as people work toward clearer goals.
She centers sessions on each person’s strengths and perspective. Conversations focus on what matters most to the client and on small, doable steps forward. Machelle aims to create a space where people can name challenges and try new ways of responding to them.
Background and approach
Her work addresses worries like social anxiety and phobia, low self-worth, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose. She also supports issues around forgiveness and self-love, and she addresses concerns many women bring to therapy. The tone is calm and encouraging rather than rushed.
Machelle uses a mix of evidence-based approaches tailored to the person in front of her. She draws from client-centered practice, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, solution-focused planning, and motivational interviewing to build practical steps people can use outside sessions. People who prefer straightforward, respectful guidance often find her approach helpful.
Sessions move at a pace the client sets, with attention to clear goals and real-life changes. Machelle welcomes honest conversation about what is and isn’t working as part of the process.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building understanding. The therapist follows the client's lead and helps people clarify their goals and values, which can ease anxiety and improve self-trust.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new responses. It is useful for social anxiety, worry, and patterns of guilt or shame because it breaks big problems into concrete steps.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice may shift over time as progress is made or new challenges appear.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals in several formats: video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and real-time skill practice. Phone sessions work well when internet bandwidth is limited or people prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging provide quick check-ins, brief coaching, or help fitting therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to attend sessions from different locations and to choose the format that best supports ongoing work.
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- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English