- 15 years experience
- Focus on relationships
- Practical coping tools
About Michelle
Michelle Underwood is a licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of experience in Florida. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction struggles, and relationship concerns. Michelle aims to make therapy straightforward and practical so clients can use what they learn right away.
Her sessions focus on understanding what matters to each person. She uses straightforward conversation to help people spot patterns, set goals, and try small changes that add up. Michelle supports those dealing with trauma, intimacy struggles, grief, and identity questions, including concerns related to codependency.
Michelle draws on several therapeutic approaches to match each person's needs. She blends acceptance and commitment ideas with attachment-focused work and client-centered conversation to help people feel heard and make meaningful shifts. She also uses existential perspectives and elements of the Gottman Method when relationship issues are central.
People who come to her often want help with coping skills, clearer communication, or recovering from addictive behaviors. Michelle helps clients build practical strategies for sleep, eating, anger, and everyday stress. She encourages steady progress over time rather than quick fixes.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to the person's comfort. Michelle listens for strengths and patterns, then offers tools that fit daily life. Her practice emphasizes honest talk, steady support, and concrete steps toward better emotional balance.
Using therapy approaches in online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts without being controlled by them and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and moving through life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and helps people build more secure ways of relating. This approach can help with intimacy issues, communication problems, and healing from abandonment or family of origin wounds.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest a mix of methods that fit those needs. Clients and the therapist decide together which strategies to try and adjust them as progress unfolds.
Confirm the available session formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people keep momentum between appointments by practicing tools in their everyday routines. Licensed professionals aim to tailor online sessions so therapy fits practical schedules and real-world demands.
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Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, ADHD, and codependency among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is compassionate and straightforward. She uses practical conversation to identify patterns, set goals, and try small changes that fit everyday life.
How long has she practiced?
Michelle has 15 years of experience working as a mental health counselor in Florida.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor, listed as LMHC, and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Michelle?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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