Therapist profile
Michelle Underwood, LMHC
Florida LMHC - Family and parenting concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Addiction support
- Attachment work
About Michelle
Michelle Underwood is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 15 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and related issues listed below. Michelle focuses on practical ways to manage symptoms and daily strains.
She helps people talk through relationship tensions and intimacy-related questions without assuming there is one right answer. She also supports those dealing with grief, eating or sleeping problems, and the emotional fallout of life changes. Her work includes attention to ADHD and issues connected to family of origin and family problems.
Michelle draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients notice what matters and take small, values-based steps. She uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early bonds affect current behavior. Client-Centered methods shape sessions so the client's goals guide the pace and topics.
Her experience includes supporting people with addiction and recovery-related challenges, and working with identity and LGBT concerns. Michelle uses direct conversation, practical strategies, and reflective exercises rather than long theoretical explanations. Sessions tend to focus on skills you can try between meetings.
People come for help with control issues, codependency, commitment doubts, communication problems, and the difficulties that follow divorce and separation. Michelle aims to clarify what you want to change and to plan manageable steps toward those goals.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Michelle commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing small actions that align with personal values. ACT can help with anxiety, stress, and motivation to change.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to examine how early relationship patterns affect current reactions and bond-related worries. This approach can clarify why certain relationship or intimacy issues repeat and point to different ways of relating.
Client-Centered Therapy shapes how sessions unfold. The client sets priorities and the therapist offers reflective listening and practical steps. Together they decide which methods to emphasize based on the person's goals and circumstances.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle treats approach selection as collaborative and adaptive. She will discuss options, try methods in-session, and adjust based on what helps you meet your goals.
Confirm current session formats before booking, since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Talk with her when scheduling about what session length and rhythm will fit your daily life best.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family and parenting concerns does she address?
She helps adults navigate parenting strain, family problems, family of origin issues, and communication challenges related to home life.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Sessions are guided by the client's goals and use practical conversation, reflective exercises, and skill-building between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Michelle has practiced for 15 years as a mental health counselor in Florida.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMHC licensed in Florida and provides services from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are sessions billed or paid for?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process of working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.