Michelle Kobayashi(She/Her/Hers)

Michelle R. Kobayashi is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and mindfulness coach located in Downtown Los Angeles, CA. She enjoys working with adults who would like to befriend themselves and work more skillfully with their emotions and other people. Michelle is trained to work with people hit with a tsunami of grief like the loss of a loved one, a partnership or a career. Michelle recognizes we have all experienced some level of dissatisfaction or trauma (with a small or big T). It's part of the human condition. Many of Michelle’s clients find themselves in painful relationships, suffering from a harsh inner critic and insecurities which may directly relate to their childhood or other past experiences. They can feel anxious or depressed and resort to prioritizing other people’s needs over their own, leaving them feeling drained and resentful.

Michelle practices evidence-based therapies like Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (MCBT) and Compassion-Based Therapies and Gestalt to help clients build a strong, healthy relationship with themselves. Clients learn how to replace harsh self-judgments, instead replacing them with increasingly friendly self support. Michelle and her clients collaborate to customize their own unique ways to maintain and regain their emotional balance. Michelle creates an atmosphere in sessions that feels calm, warm, and welcoming. Clients can express their feelings and talk through their thoughts, ideas, and needs.

Michelle earned a Master’s degree from Antioch University. She has over 10 years of experience in the mental health field, and is passionate about working with p clients how to feel comfortable with who they are, Strengthen self-compassion in their daily lives, and replace loneliness with connection.