How Michelle works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Michelle
Michelle Flynn is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience based in Florida. She focuses on helping people untangle persistent worries, manage strong emotions, and find clearer ways to cope. Michelle uses a straightforward, warm style that aims to put people at ease from the first session.
She helps clients sort through stress and anxiety, process grief, and work through trauma and abuse. Anger is one of the concerns she addresses, along with issues like depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and panic attacks.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, intimacy questions, parenting challenges, and eating-related concerns. Michelle draws on practical approaches like cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies. She works with each person to build skills for better thinking patterns, clearer choices, and small achievable changes.
Trauma-focused methods are used when past experiences need careful attention and processing. Her sessions aim to boost self-awareness, strengthen boundaries, and develop coping strategies that fit daily life. Michelle describes her style as laid-back and often uses gentle humor to help clients feel comfortable sharing difficult material.
She considers physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual factors when planning care. People looking to start therapy can expect a listening, nonjudgmental space and practical steps toward relief. Michelle invites clients to tell their stories, then helps create a tailored plan rather than offering a single fixed approach.
What Michelle works with
Everything Michelle lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Michelle's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Domestic violence
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
Approaches Michelle lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches work online
Michelle frequently uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often focuses on practical exercises and small behavior changes that can reduce anxiety, manage mood, and help with anger. Motivational interviewing is another tool she uses to help people clarify their goals and increase the motivation to make changes, especially when someone feels stuck.Finding the right approach is collaborative. She talks with each person about what feels most useful and adjusts methods to match goals and preferences. Sessions combine listening, skill-building, and short exercises so the plan evolves from session to session rather than being fixed up front.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video helps replicate a face-to-face conversation for deeper work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, step-by-step coaching, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life and keep continuity when schedules change.
Questions people ask about Michelle
What concerns does Michelle commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, eating issues, and anger among other concerns.
How does she approach therapy?
Sessions use practical methods like cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, solution-focused work, and trauma-focused approaches to help people make specific changes.
What is her professional background?
Michelle has 20 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker and brings long-term practice helping people manage emotional and life challenges.
Where is she located and licensed?
She is licensed in Florida as an LCSW and provides services from that location.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Michelle also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client needs.
How are sessions billed and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Michelle?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.