Meet Michelle
LMHC, LMFT
Child, Adolescent, Adult, Parent, Family, and Couples Therapist
Florida Supreme Court Family Law Mediator & Parenting Coordinator
Orlando Office, Clermont Office, Virtual Counseling Sessions Available
Gottman Seven Principles Leader
Michelle is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). She received her Bachelor’s degree with a double major in Psychology and Law, from Clark University, in Worcester Massachusetts, and her Master's degree in Clinical Counseling Psychology from Assumption College (In conjunction with The Aaron T. Beck Institute for Cognitive Studies) with an emphasis in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). Michelle completed her internship at Family Continuity in Massachusetts, and her post-graduate internship here in Orlando, Florida, after her move from Massachusetts. Since that time, Michelle has continued to train on various topics, disorders, and psychologically-relevant social challenges, incorporating this material into her practice, so that her clients can achieve maximum therapeutic benefit.
Michelle offers individual, family, and couples counseling, as well as parenting coordination, Florida Supreme Court Family Law Mediation, and reunification counseling.
Michelle’s treatment approach centers on Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), using an eclectic approach, while she collaborates with clients to achieve greater peace and fulfillment with themselves, their careers, and even relationships. She additionally uses approaches such as DBT, the ComB model, Couples Counseling, Family Mediation, Reunification Treatment, and Parent Coordination.
She continues to bring evidence-based interventions to her practice, believing that clients are partners in the therapeutic process. Throughout treatment, clients learn to become more able to respond in ways that reduce distress, so they can more effectively move toward the life they want. Michelle has both advanced training and extensive experience working with issues such as depression, generalized and social anxiety, grief, ADHD, panic, bi-polar disorder, body focused repetitive behaviors such as trichotillomania, substance abuse, and borderline personality disorder. Michelle is a member of The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior, and accepts clients struggling with trichotillomania and other body-focused behaviors.
Michelle warmly welcomes adolescents and adults who wish to experience a more abundant and meaningful life, working on chronic mental health problems, or possibly navigating through some life circumstances that have left them struggling. Michelle enjoys providing a safe, accepting, and comfortable environment, sincere support, and maybe a laugh or two along the way, so that therapy empowers the client to achieve goals, and of course, wellness!
If scheduled for an in person session at the Clermont Location with Michelle the address is located at:
1064 w. Hwy 50, STE. 205, Clermont, Fl, 34711
In-Network Insurances
Cigna
Aetna
United
No Insurance?
Michelle offers individual sessions at self pay rates. Sliding Scales are negotiated and approved by the therapist themselves.
Some of Michelle's Specialties
Adolescent Therapy
“Some adolescents / teenagers have minor issues and just need a little assistance to get back on their feet and back on track. Whereas some adolescents / teenagers have very serious issues such as teenage depression, eating disorders, teenage violence, substance abuse, and many more serious issues that need more significant interventions. Some teens go to counseling to prevent problems from occurring in the future and some come to solve current problems or heal from past wounds.
Marriage & Couples Counseling
Some couples need minor adjustments to get back on their feet and some need a major overhaul to save their relationship, marriage, or family. Some couples come to counseling to prevent problems from occurring in the future and some come to solve current problems or heal from past relationship wounds.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
“Play therapy is to children what talk therapy is to adults. Play is a child"s language. Adolescents and adults use languages like English, Spanish, French to express themselves. However, no matter what verbal language children speak, children express themselves best through their natural language -- the language of play. In the playroom, toys, games and activities are used like words. Children are provided therapeutic toys to enable them to say with the toys what they have difficulty saying with words.