Michelle Harwell, LMFT

Michelle Harwell View Specialties

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
  • Pasadena, California, 91104
  • Additional Locations:
      See additional office location: Los Angeles, 90041
      2120 Colorado Blvd. Ste 4
      Los Angeles, 90041
      626-382-8005
      See additional office location: Los Angeles, 90041
      6401 Ruby St
      Los Angeles, 90041
  • Phone: 6263828005
  • Session Fees: Free Consultation
  • www.michelleharwelltherapy.com

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I believe that relationships are the foundation of life.


When we experience painful events and the trust in our relationships seem compromised, it can feel like the ground is taken from under our feet. From the bottom of the hill, the slant upward can seem steep and daunting, and the journey upward can feel hopeless. It takes courage to reach out and find a supportive and experienced therapist who can help you restore your life. 
 
I am committed to walking alongside you as we explore key areas where you are feeling stuck.
 
Our work together will include helping you overcome stressful experiences and gain a deeper understanding of yourself and others. We will work towards helping you build secure and fulfilling relationships so you will never need to journey up the hill alone.

Specializations 

As a licensed marriage and family therapist and PhD candidate at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis, I have received extensive training in the areas of attachment, development, and neuroscience.
 
I specialize in working with
  • Complex relationship issues
  • Women's issues
  • Parenting issues
  • Post-partum depression
  • Adoption
  • Early-life trauma
  • Sexual abuse
  • Divorce and blended families
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Creative professionals
  • Helping professionals, such as psychotherapists, educators, and pastors

Approach 

My work combines the latest research within the fields of psychology that work hand-in-hand to explain how our childhood environments shape our inner world and influence the way we react to situations, especially stressful ones throughout our adult lives.
  • Attachment theory
  • Neuroscience
  • Affect regulation
  • Trauma
  • Contemporary psychoanalysis

About Michelle Harwell

Michelle Harwell, MS, LMFT, is an expert trainer, respected speaker, and licensed therapist in trauma and attachment. She is noted for her specialization in areas of development, attachment, trauma, and neuroscience, and her ability to communicate complex topics with clarity and humor.
 
Ms. Harwell has worked extensively with foster and adoptive families, providing support throughout adoptive decisions, attachment issues, child development, and healthy parenting. She works as an infant mental health consultant at Elizabeth House where she helped secure grant funding through the Pasadena Child Health Foundation to provide mother-infant psychotherapy to at-risk homeless mothers. She is the co-author of Floortime Strategies to Promote Development in Children and Teens: A User's Guide to the DIR® Model, a curriculum for parents and professionals to help young people with social, emotional, and cognitive challenges.

Education

  • Currently completing PhD in Psychoanalysis from The Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis
  • BA in English Literature from University of Oklahoma
  • MA in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary
  • MS in Marriage & Family Therapy from the Fuller Graduate School of Psychology. 

Affiliations

  • California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
  • Association for Play Therapy (APT)
  • The Interdisciplinary Council of Development and Learning Disorder (ICDL).  

About Michelle Harwell Therapy

Michelle Harwell Therapy provides psychotherapy services for families, couples, adults, adolescents, and children seeking to restore healthy relationships and build fulfilling lives. The team of warm and experienced therapists serve residents in Los Angeles, California from their inviting office located in Eagle Rock. In addition to psychotherapy services, Michelle Harwell Therapy also provides support groups, trainings, workshops, and assessment services.
 
For more information about Michelle Harwell Therapy, visit www.michelleharwelltherapy.com


Michelle Harwell Reaches

Los Angeles CA
Eagle Rock CA
Pasadena CA