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Michelle Underwood, LMHC

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Michelle

Michelle Underwood is a Florida-based licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of clinical experience guiding people through stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship struggles, and ADHD-related challenges.

Background and approach

She centers care on each person’s individual needs, creating a compassionate, strengths-focused environment that helps clients clarify values, manage difficult emotions, and develop practical coping strategies. Her work spans trauma recovery, substance and behavioral addiction support, communication difficulties, and exploration of identity and intimacy.

She integrates evidence-informed methods to help clients improve self-understanding and relational patterns while addressing life transitions, grief, sleeping and eating issues, and other complex concerns. Michelle uses a collaborative stance that honors clients’ lived experience and supports gradual, sustainable change.

Practicing in Florida as an LMHC, she blends interpersonal insight with action-oriented skills to tailor treatment to each situation. Her approach is welcoming of diverse backgrounds and focuses on helping people build resilience, strengthen relationships, and pursue greater balance in daily life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify personal values and learn flexible ways to respond to difficult thoughts and feelings so they can take meaningful action toward what matters. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding attachment patterns and relational histories to improve emotional security and connection in current relationships. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathetic, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship where the client’s own insights and goals shape the direction of work.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will explore a client’s needs, goals, and preferences together with them and may combine elements from different methods to best support progress. This helps ensure the plan fits the person rather than forcing a one-size-fits-all model.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer practical flexibility for people balancing work, family, or geographic constraints. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care, try different communication styles, and access therapy from familiar surroundings while working on stress, relationships, ADHD-related concerns, and other issues using the therapeutic approaches described above.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Michelle works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and intimacy difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep and eating problems, parenting and family concerns, self-esteem, depression, and ADHD among other focus areas.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She practices with a compassionate, holistic, client-centered stance that blends insight-oriented exploration with practical skills-building to help individuals develop coping strategies and clarify personal values.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 15 years of professional experience working with diverse emotional and psychological challenges in Florida clinical settings.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is licensed as an LMHC in Florida with license number FL LMHC MH10054 and practices from a Florida-based registration.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English; she is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Clients can connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to availability and preference.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issues

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBody imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyExistential TherapyGottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English

What Michelle can help with

Michelle Underwood works with clients on stress and anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues.

Michelle works with individuals through complex life challenges.

Michelle works with stress, anxiety, and relationship dynamics.

How Michelle approaches therapy

Michelle's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, Gottman Method, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

Experience and training

Michelle is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Florida, with 15 years of clinical experience.