Michelle

Michelle Hy

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

“My purpose here is to help you accomplish your goals while nurturing a deeper connection between yourself and your world. I view therapy as a collaborative partnership and together we can strategize ways to guide you towards a more fulfilling and meaningful path.”

About Me

I believe our work together can help you forge stronger connections within yourself and with others. As your collaborative partner, I guide you to strategise practical ways forward. We can illuminate pathways towards your goals. This approach is ideal for anyone navigating life's complexities, fostering deeper understanding. It helps cultivate a more fulfilling existence. We'll explore new perspectives to help you feel truly connected to your world.

Approach

My aim is to help you reach goals while deepening how you relate to yourself and others, through steady, practical collaboration. In sessions — whether in Mission Hills or online in English — we move at a pace that fits you: focused check-ins, clear experiments between meetings, and gentle refocusing when life pulls you off course. I blend mindful acceptance with problem-solving so choices feel more manageable and values clearer. This style tends to suit folks navigating transitions, relationships, or persistent anxiety.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy)

    A form of therapy that teaches acceptance of difficult thoughts and feelings while guiding action aligned with personal values.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

    A therapist in training working toward full licensure in marriage and family therapy, practising under clinical supervision.

  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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  • CBT

    Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a structured, evidence-based approach that identifies and changes unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours.

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  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Family Issues

    Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.

  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

    Learn more about Relationship Issues

Professional Title:

  • Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

    A therapist in training working toward full licensure in marriage and family therapy, practising under clinical supervision.

Credentials

Registrations

Supervisor: Linet Zmrutyan; LMFT 105379

AMFT

Qualifications

California State Unversity, Dominguez Hills

Service Areas

Online with Healing Individuals and Family Counseling Inc.

In-person & Online

Mission Hills, California

United States