Meet Your Therapist
Golden Owl Family Therapy Services strives to provide compassionate, evidenced based, and professional therapy services that promote wellness and positive change. At Golden Owl I have an open approach to welcoming clients with culturally diverse identities, backgrounds, and experiences.
Call (559) 238-7861 or email Michelle@GoldenOwlFTS.com to book a free initial phone consultation.
Michelle McWilliams, MS, LMFT 88874
I truly believe that YOU are the expert in your life, and no amount of specialized training or skills makes me the “expert” in your journey. I’m a straight-shooter and while being kind and empathetic I will still call you on your crap if that’s what needs to happen. I come into therapy as a real person and I don’t think therapy should be stale and overly clinical. I value being approachable and honest in sessions and in life. I truly believe in the power of therapy and if you put in the time, the effort, and the work during the therapy process, you will absolutely be transformed. I will meet you right where you are at in this moment. I’m willing to invest in you… are you ready to invest in yourself?
I have been providing therapy services since 2010 and have served a wide range of clients of different ages, cultural backgrounds, and life experiences. I have experience working with children and adults, including those with substance abuse and severe mental health disorders. I received my undergraduate degree (B.A.) and graduate degree (M.S.) from California State University, Fresno.
I received my training in county-contracted agencies in the Bay Area and Central Valley serving youth and families with severe mental health needs, involved in the juvenile justice system, and child protective services.
I use a strengths-based and client-centered approach with every client. I am trauma-informed and utilize a variety of evidence-based practices and theoretical orientations to best serve my clients. We call that being “eclectic” here in the therapy world.
Currently, I provide individual, family, and couples therapy for the treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma, relational issues, adjustment to life stressors, and parenting.
When I am not seeing clients I am collecting more plants, enjoying the goodness of the Central Valley, planning my next vacation, grabbing a delicious slice of pizza, and cooking a few family recipes here and there.
I am a proud lifetime clinical member of the California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists.