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Michelle Lake, LMHC

  • Experience17 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Michelle

Michelle Lake is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 17 years of experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and ADHD.

Background and approach

She brings a client-focused, strengths-based perspective that emphasizes helping individuals identify practical strategies and inner resources to manage life transitions, parenting challenges, intimacy-related problems, career questions, and compassion fatigue.

Using a blend of evidence-informed approaches, Michelle aims to form warm, collaborative relationships that help clients explore attachment patterns, challenge unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and clarify values that guide meaningful change. Her work integrates acceptance and commitment principles, cognitive-behavioral techniques, emotionally focused tools, and client-centered listening to tailor care to each person’s needs.

As a Florida LMHC, she combines professional training with years of direct practice to support people through grief, bipolar-related challenges, issues around self-esteem and impulsivity, and complex stressors such as chronic illness or caregiver strain. Michelle emphasizes practical problem solving alongside emotional understanding, helping clients build skills while attending to deeper relational patterns.

She offers a compassionate, goal-oriented approach intended to help clients regain balance, increase resilience, and move toward clearer purpose and healthier relationships.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Michelle frequently draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when working remotely. ACT focuses on clarifying personal values and learning to accept difficult feelings while committing to meaningful action, which can help with anxiety, stress, and life transitions. CBT emphasizes identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering practical tools for managing depression, impulsivity, and everyday stressors.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process; the therapist will work with each client to determine which methods fit their goals, preferences, and circumstances. This can mean combining acceptance-based, cognitive, and attachment-informed techniques so therapy feels tailored and useful rather than strictly prescriptive.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options allow people to engage in therapy from home or other convenient locations, accommodate varying schedules, and support ongoing work between live sessions through messaging and brief check-ins with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Michelle commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, grief, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her style is collaborative and client-centered, blending Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and attachment-informed work to match each person’s needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Michelle has 17 years of counseling experience working with adults, teens, and LGBT clients in individual, couples, family, and group formats.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with the credential FL LMHC MH10806 and practices in Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for remote care?
Michelle provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as formats for online therapy.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Pricing varies by location and therapist availability; sessions operate on a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

17+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English

What Michelle can help with

Michelle Lake works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, depression, and coping with life changes.

Michelle works with adults, teenagers, and the LGBT population.

How Michelle approaches therapy

Michelle's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

Experience and training

Michelle is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Florida.