I've been doing sessions with Michelle for over a year and it's been the single best investment I have made in my life. The amount of self-awareness, insight, personal growth and wisdom I've developed as a result is a testament to the efficacy of the process and Michelle's skills. Michelle's level of compassion, understanding, insight, wisdom, and ability to explore things in a deep way from first principles has been incredibly useful for personal growth. I genuinely wish everyone could go through this process and obtain the level of personal growth and insight that I've achieved in a relatively short amount of time. I don't think I could have done so at the same pace or level without the guidance and mentorship I've received. I would happily have paid 10x what I did for the results I've achieved and it would still be a steal deal. In my opinion the self-awareness and self-knowledge that can be acquired through this process is worth much more than any college degree. I truly believe that if there is one secret to being exceptionally successful, it is mastering your own psychology, and that is what this whole process guides you towards. We all have plenty of educational life experiences to refer to, but the more we can explore, reflect and learn from them the faster we can grow and mature and evolve as human beings. Anything that really matters in life requires confidence, courage, resilience and risk-taking, and that is what this process builds, through a deeper understanding and awareness of yourself. And it absolutely helps to have a "coach" who can really look at things objectively and provide guidance and insight through this whole self-exploration process and Michelle is amazing at that! I think some concrete benefits of going through this process are: becoming more mission-driven, finding your purpose (as opposed to letting others define it for you by doing what they do), becoming a better leader, improving interpersonal skills, better understanding yourself and as a result other people, improved resilience, improved risk profile, more creativity and experimentation, building unshakeable self-confidence and conviction, and more. Let me put it this way: if you want to have a normal life like everyone else, keep living in auto-pilot, but if you want to have an exceptionally rich life and do great things, make the investment to go through this journey of self-exploration and great things will happen, from personal experience. read more

Since starting EQ Coaching with Michelle, I've gotten a 20% raise and lost 10 pounds. These were not goals or things we've ever talked about in sessions. They happened naturally as a result of my internal transformation into a more happy, relaxed, and self-confident person. I never knew I had so many fears and emotional insecurities that were holding me back both professionally and personally. The external changes are just a bonus to my deeper sense of inner peace. Michelle's expert guidance and steadfast support have helped me immeasurably. I started seeing her for work-related issues, but now a year later I feel safe talking about childhood trauma. I know whatever I tell her will be met with love and understanding, not shame or judgement. it's still scary trusting someone this much, but Michelle has never let me down. read more

Dr. Wang is one of the worst counselor's I have encountered. I have found her to be very inappropriate in her counseling (I.e. counseling a couple and then seeing one member of the couple in private counseling). I was sincerely disappointed in her methodology and her professionalism. read more

Michelle helped me cope with my loneliness and quarter-life crisis when I moved to San Francisco, the first time I had lived away from where I'd grown up. Beyond being extraordinarily empathetic, she helped me draw out the doubts and fears I had about my decisions even though I had tried my best to bury and conceal them so as not to psych myself out of my path. I had come here with no friends, no support system, and no idea of whether my goals were either attainable. By combining empathy with a flat refusal to indulge my excuses and denial, Michelle helped me come to terms with those sentiments and address them by realizing that, even though they were valid, acknowledging them was not the same thing as giving in to them. She helped me attain a sense of inner peace I'd never known before. read more

No matter what I write, it will be woefully inadequate to explain how wonderful Michelle is. As a colleague and friend, she has shown herself to be a kind and empathetic person who genuinely listens and gives constructive and actionable advice. I always look forward to seeing her and she has helped me understand and process situations in a way that always helped me become more self-aware. I do not hesitate to recommend her! read more

I always look forward to my visits with Michelle. She interacts with genuine kindness and empathy. She is intelligent, warm, approachable yet provocative. She asks insightful questions, comforts and inspires. She has a unique prospective, helping me embrace my flaws and motivates me find my best self. I absolutely recommend her. read more

Michelle has been one of the most reliable resources throughout the ups and downs of my life, both on a professional and a personal level. Her ability to listen, understand, and reorient my own thoughts have allowed me to look at resolutions in a way I would have never explored on my own. I would recommend Michelle to anyone who is looking for a therapist who not only has the techniques and frameworks crucial to the trade, but also the innate intuition to match your depth of thinking. read more

Michelle is a wonderful coach. For the past 3 years, she has coached me through different stages of my life. Our journey started together during my divorce and continued beyond that. She helped me connect with myself and grow both professionally as well as personally. What I really like about her is her ability to understand the range of my emotions and make acute insight into my behaviours. I always walk out of her office feeling heard, having more clarity about my thought process, and have the tools to face the next set of problems. What I also liked about her is her flexibility in meeting different types of my needs. There are periods of time where we primarily worked on my personal life, and times where the focus shifted to my professional work. Regardless its career coaching or life coaching, she was able to keep things fluid and offer the best supports depending what I need at the moment. I think of her as a trusted coach as well as a friend, even though our relationship has remained as professional. I never felt that she was preaching, or giving me cookie cutter solutions for my problems. She encouraged me to view things in different perspectives and helped me build capabilities to better manage fear, anxiety that hindered my growth. I would say that without her coaching, I would not have had this tremendous growth I experienced. I value her teaching dearly. Under her coaching, I have made decisions that I would otherwise have not considered and that had made lasting positive impact on my life. My experience with Michelle has been 100% positive. I highly recommend her service to anyone looking for professional or personal growth in their lives. Her offices are nicely decorated, comfortable and spacious. The SF downtown office is close to BART. The Hays Valley office has convenient weekend hours. However depending on the hour, could be hard to find parking. Be sure to leave extra time before your appointment if you visit the Hays office. read more

I met Michelle during a Diner event (Pop Up )that I was the chef for and quickly realized that she has amazing people skills. These people that were about to enter an unknown environment for the first time could have been uncomfortable and anxious, but they were all in great hands with Michelle and were very comfortable and at ease. To do this with one person can be hard enough, Ive seen her do this with large groups and as far as I'm concerned she is amazing at what she does and look no further. I hope to work with her again in the future. read more

My boyfriend and I called many therapists before connecting to Michelle, after the initial phone consultation we knew Michelle was the right fit read more

Michelle has an incredible ability to hold space and provide guidance without judgement. She shares her light and inner strength with her clients and is both solid and gentle at the same time. She has helped me acknowledge and work through a difficult trauma which I hadn't been able to share with anyone and thought I could never face. I have found some peace, trust, forgiveness, and connectedness with her help. In my sessions I am often surprised by what comes up and is released energetically. Through my time with Michelle I've tapped into my own inner strength, wisdom, and spirit. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for guidance, compassion, solidarity, and recovery from trauma. read more

Michelle is exceptionally good at what she does, and has helped me develop self-knowledge and self-empowerment I would not have reached on my own. (That's big, and not something I would necessarily say of another, unrelated therapist I worked with for some time.) At first I was hesitant to spend the money on therapy. It's proved to be one of the most worthwhile investments I have made. Highly recommended. read more

It's been such a pleasure spending time with Michelle, and getting to know her. She is a bright shining light and has that certain something that is almost indescribable. Her genuine care and compassion for people is abundant. She makes you feel seen and heard, when you are with her and takes the time to choose her words carefully, something I really appreciate. I strongly encourage you to reach out and start a conversation with her. read more

Michelle has been instrumental in recently coaching me to work through a major family related crisis. She focuses on giving you tools to overcome hurdles through stressing the importance of self accountability while allowing you to discover your hidden strengths and how to apply those strengths by asking you the tough questions. I would definitely recommend her for professional guidance. read more

We've been working with Michelle for almost a year now and in that short amount of time she has really helped us improve our relationship. Before we saw her, we both felt alone while struggling with serious personal and cultural issues (we're a multi-ethnic, multi-national family) that weighed heavily on our marriage. Michelle has helped us talk about those issues and communicate openly with each other in a way we weren't able to before. Through her support and encouragement, she's helped us find what has been creating our unhappiness. Admittedly, we still have difficult days and sometimes find ourselves struggling to follow Michelle's advice. But, to put our progress succinctly: we argue less and are happier than we were before. We know that there are no quick fixes, but we're grateful to have Michelle coaching us as we repair our love and friendship. read more

We came to Michelle because while we didn't lack for love, several years into our steadily "enseriousing" relationship we continued to have periodic hurts/fights. They would seem to arise out of left field, then leave almost as quickly, leaving us bruised and shaken. We were given the option of shorter or longer appointments. I highly recommend the longer sessions, at least to start. There's no price efficiency gained, but particularly early on while everyone is still getting to know each other, it can take time to open up and explore the roots of a topic. Over the months that we have been seeing her, Michelle has been kind and willing to adjust our session lengths with some frequency, though that flexibility may be due to the fact that we are her last clients of the evening. Sessions are a mix of talking, and doing thought exercises. Right from the first sessions, it was really impressive how the two play together to bring out more insight than I would have thought possible. Sometimes a session is devoted more to one of us, other times we're both exploring a topic. Occasionally, we've met with Michelle separately. We have learned so much about ourselves, and about each other. At first we went to therapy because we were having troubles, but knowing what I do now, I think we would choose to meet with Michelle even if our relationship had been less tumultuous. It has been a fabulous journey we have taken together, one I would recommend to any and every couple. Michelle is so clearly on our side as individuals, and as a pair. A thoughtful, considerate listener and observer, she is careful to extract the full meaning of both our words and our silences. Over time, as she has gotten to know us, she has been able have us draw connections between old scars and current sensitivities, recognize subtle lead ups to what had previously seemed, even to ourselves, sudden, inexplicable flares of emotion. With this knowledge, we're able to help each other at a much deeper level. We're uncovering ourselves as if we were undergoing individual therapy, but together we refine those revelations with the fuller comprehension that comes from having our partner sharing with us. Our fraught loops and triggers take rational form amidst a clarified and better understood history. As a result, we're learning to respond instead of react. Fights still happen. but starting to squabble and catching yourself midfight to both acknowledge how you got there and apologizing is SO much better than inflicting deeper wounds and taking days to make up. Michelle is helping us rewire our neuro/emotional pathways to allow ourselves to be our best selves. We've accumulated too much baggage, both familial and romantic, to be completely free of our patterns just yet, but we have a deeper trust than we did before. As ruts are unworn and layers of understanding intuition built, our bonds are strengthened. Our future together is bright; this is an investment well worth making. read more

Michelle has been a significant source of guidance and support in my life for about a year and a half now. She has helped me gain so much knowledge, self-awareness, insight into myself and what drives me and and where my actions/reactions in life come from. While I always believed some people could benefit from coaching and counseling, I never truly appreciated how valuable this can be for everyone for every aspect of life. The knowledge I have gained about myself in the past 18 months has helped me in my relationships with everyone, whether personal or professionally, and frankly I am happier with myself than I have every been. Self-awareness and growth is not easy. It's hard, it's painful, it's scary. And from the beginning, Michelle's calm and gentle demeanor has made it easy for me to open up and share; and her compassion and kindness made it easier to remain open so I could learn from our time together. Michelle's approach is to look deeper than basic actions and understand the true drivers resulting in those actions. She has a very unique and rare level of intuition and understanding of emotions/feelings and human behavior that has helped me better understand what makes me who I am. And her ongoing guidance is helping me ingrain this new knowledge to make permanent changes in my life, to retrain my brain basically. On those occasions where I have gained insight previously and then slip back into past patterns, Michelle quickly calls me on it, with gentle reminders and pushes to stay my course of self-improvement. I am grateful to have finally found the right coach/counselor/guide to help me become the person I think I am and the person I want to be. read more

I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Michelle Wang a little over a year, and all I can say is that she is a beautiful soul. We connected instantly and I am proud to call her my friend. What I love most about her is the fact that she makes you feel extremely comfortable and is so easy to talk to. I miss her soul dearly now that we live on different coasts but it is nice to know that some friendships are for a lifetime. read more

It's hard to find the right words to express my gratitude for Michelle. I am in awe of what incredible guidance she has given me. I've felt a huge shift within myself from working with her. I came to therapy with certain beliefs about myself and patterns related to relationships. Michelle's care, compassion, and wisdom have guided me towards deeper understanding and new possibilities. I feel the change in myself quite strongly and others have noticed too. I'm more grounded and have more self-trust as I navigate new relationships. I've told my friends that I feel as un-jaded and carefree as I did in my early 20s, combined with a deep insight gained from the facilitated self-growth Michelle's guided me through. Some specifics of what I appreciate about Michelle include her excellent memory (she'll remember someone I mentioned ages ago and the context), her guided meditations, and her helpful analogies that keep me thinking all week. I trust Michelle completely and enthusiastically recommend her without any reservations. read more

Michelle helped my husband and I detangle an argument that had spanned several months already and was starting to eat at our home life. She asked the right questions--questions he and I hadn't even thought to ask, but which were KEY!--and was patient but firm in getting the answers; she let us go on tangents, deferring the moment of response, but ultimately required us to confront the query. I felt that my feelings and beliefs (sometimes different things) were heard and respected. She was a wonderful unbiased/informed/friendly third-person with whom to work things out! read more