Our Providers | Michelle Perusse, LCSW

Michelle Perusse, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Michelle is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who is dedicated to helping children, adolescents, adults, and older adults improve their mental health and daily functioning. She provides client centered therapy that guides and supports each individual as they navigate their personal treatment plan.  

As part of her approach, Michelle focuses on rapport, trust and understanding to build a strong and effective therapeutic relationship. Through genuine compassion and empathy, patience, and a natural ability to see the positive gifts in both people and situations, Michelle is able to help her clients heal and recover from difficult life experiences.

Education & Experience

Michelle earned her Master’s of Social Work from Cal State Los Angeles following an undergraduate degree in Sociology from Cal Poly Pomona. She has experience working with a broad range of client populations. Her education included volunteer work in hospice care and internships working with foster youth and in a children’s community mental health agency. Michelle expanded her professional experience at an adult community mental health agency. 

Michelle uses a wide array of therapeutic modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to help her clients alleviate, process, and cope with symptoms of depression, anxiety, trauma, and grief and loss. She is recognized for her keen ability to help clients increase their awareness of unhealthy thought and behavioral patterns by providing observational insight and psychoeducation. Michelle’s goal in the therapy process is to help her clients gain insight to productive ways to alleviate old patterns and improve their overall sense of well-being.