Michelle M. Marchese, M.S.W. '11, LICSW, Ph.D. Candidate

Michelle M. Marchese is a licensed independent clinical social worker, certified trauma therapist, and clinical supervisor. After serving as director of the counseling service at Smith College, she founded the Post-Traumatic Growth Group, a trauma-focused group practice centering support for queer and historically marginalized communities. Earlier roles include clinical supervisor at The Trauma Institute, therapist in an inpatient VA PTSD unit, and an outpatient community mental health therapist. 

She recently defended a mixed-methods pilot randomized controlled trial on EMDR for race-based traumatic stress and expects to graduate in August 2026. She has presented nationally and internationally on EMDR, dissociation, and gender, and published two book chapters on gender and trauma treatment. At Smith SSW, she teaches in the M.S.W. program, is a mentor in the Ph.D. program, and previously taught in the Supervision Certificate Program. Her coursework integrates intersectional trauma, disability perspectives, advanced supervision, and psychodynamic theory.