Machelle Pardue , LCSW

Machelle Pardue is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with three years of clinical experience. She centers her work on stress and anxiety and helps people who are seeking more balance and clarity in their lives. Machelle emphasizes each person's strengths and aims to create a calm, supportive space for practical change.

Her sessions start with listening to the story the person brings. She treats the client as the expert on their own life and helps identify realistic steps forward. Conversations focus on what matters now and what can be tried between sessions.

Machelle draws from tools that include cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques. These approaches are used simply and directly to reduce worry, interrupt unhelpful thinking, and build habits that feel manageable. Motivational interviewing is used when someone wants to clarify goals or move past barriers to change.

She also works with themes that often come up for women, like self-love, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose. Machelle supports people who want to repair relationships through forgiveness or who struggle with social anxiety and phobias. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Outside the session Machelle encourages small, doable experiments that reinforce what was discussed. She partners with clients to set clear, attainable goals and tracks progress in ways that fit each person’s life.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Machelle uses Client-Centered Therapy to begin most work, which means she listens closely and helps people identify their own strengths and goals. This approach is helpful for anyone who needs a supportive space to make sense of their feelings and priorities.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking patterns. CBT offers simple exercises and experiments that reduce anxiety and create clearer daily routines.

The therapist treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with the client about their goals and preferences, try techniques, and adjust the plan as progress is made. That way interventions are matched to what the person actually needs instead of following a one-size-fits-all script.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill practice, while phone calls can fit a shorter break in a busy day or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are practical for brief check-ins, reminders, or continuing work between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, travel schedule, or family routine.