Zita "Michelle" Frederic, LCSW

Zita "Michelle" Frederic is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with three decades of experience. She focuses on stress and anxiety and helps people facing parenting challenges, low self-esteem, depression, and big life changes. She aims to create a calm, respectful space where people feel heard and can begin to sort things out.

Michelle draws on a strengths-based, practical style. She listens first to understand current struggles and priorities. Together with each person she makes clear, doable steps to address immediate problems and longer-term goals.

Her background includes long work in school settings supporting students in special education and advising caregivers on school-related issues. That experience shaped a practical approach to problem solving and advocacy that she brings into therapy.

Sessions focus on emotional and behavioral concerns alongside real-life tasks like communication and navigating services. She pays attention to attachment and relationship patterns, as well as issues such as social anxiety, isolation, and caregiver stress. Michelle also supports people dealing with autism spectrum and intellectual disability related challenges.

Her style is collaborative and compassionate. She helps people break big problems into manageable steps and practice skills between meetings. To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Approaches that guide online work and fit daily life

Michelle uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical problem solving and strengths. One common approach she uses helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and then practice new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and improve mood. This method is useful for stress, worry, and low self-esteem.

Another core element emphasizes building on strengths and real-life skills. Sessions often include concrete steps for communication, daily routines, and handling school- or caregiver-related tasks. That work supports people facing caregiver stress, social anxiety, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. She collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. Together they try methods, track what helps, and adjust the plan as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins between in-depth meetings. They can also let someone attend from a quieter place or choose a shorter session when time is limited.