- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Michelle
Michelle Underwood is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on supporting people who are stressed, anxious, grieving, or facing addiction and relationship strains. Parents will find practical guidance for parenting challenges alongside help for sleep, eating, and self-esteem concerns.
Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with attachment-informed work and client-centered listening. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Michelle uses clear tools and simple exercises so people can try new ways of coping between meetings.
Background and approach
She pays attention to how past relationships shape current patterns. That helps when addressing abandonment, attachment issues, and intimacy concerns. She also helps people sort out communication problems and commitment worries that show up in close relationships.
Michelle has worked with people dealing with chronic illness, grief, and substance use concerns. She brings steady support for life transitions and for managing anger or ADHD-related struggles. The focus is on building everyday strategies that fit each person's routine.
Therapy is collaborative and tailored. Michelle listens first, then suggests steps that match a client's needs and values. The aim is clearer choices, fewer overwhelming reactions, and stronger skills for parenting and daily life.
What Michelle works with
Everything Michelle lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Michelle helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Michelle lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small, value-driven steps. It helps with anxiety, stress, and making changes that matter in parenting and daily routines. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current behavior and closeness. That perspective can help with intimacy concerns, communication problems, and attachment issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will listen to your goals and preferences, then suggest techniques that fit your situation. The choice of methods is collaborative and can shift as needs change during therapy.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care easier to fit into life. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or you want a focused check-in. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for shorter updates, coaching-style support, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options aim to increase flexibility and keep momentum between sessions.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What concerns does Michelle help with?
She helps people who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, sleep and eating problems, and ADHD-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and conversational, combining client-centered listening with practical exercises from approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment work.
How much experience does she have?
Michelle has 15 years of experience as a licensed mental health counselor in Florida, working with a broad range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor with practice based in Florida.
What languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Michelle?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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