Michelle Pittman, MSW, LICSW
202-237-1196 ext 712 [o]
301-520-0977 [c]
Michelle@thesibleygroupdc.com
With over 20 years of experience, Michelle has dedicated her career to supporting children, teens, families, and adults through life’s challenges. Her background spans hospital settings, public and private schools, and private practice psychotherapy. She is a seasoned clinician who connects naturally with teenagers and provides thoughtful, practical support to parents and families.
Michelle’s approach is authentic, comforting, and goal-oriented, helping clients feel both understood and empowered. She has extensive experience working with families navigating behavioral challenges at home and school, and is skilled at building collaboration between caregivers, educators, and treatment providers.
Her clinical experience includes treating individuals with ADHD/ADD, depression, anxiety, learning disabilities, school avoidance, family transitions such as divorce, and the adjustment to college or emerging adulthood, as well as treating the impact of cultural stress. Michelle also provides couples therapy, helping partners strengthen communication and rebuild connection.
She specializes in treating ADHD and often integrates the Why Try curriculum to increase motivation and improve executive functioning skills. Michelle is well-versed in multiple treatment modalities, including Play Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused CBT, Distress Tolerance, and Bibliotherapy.
In addition, Michelle is highly experienced in supporting parents through the educational process, including IEPs and 504 Plans, helping families advocate effectively for their child’s learning and emotional needs.
Michelle earned her BSW in Social Work from Southern Illinois University and her MSW from Aurora College. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW, LCSW-C) in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia.