Michelle Underwood, LMHC
Therapist in Florida
Michelle Underwood is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 15 years of clinical experience.
- Licensed inFlorida
- LicenseMH10054
- NPI 1215059563
- Experience15+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Michelle
Michelle Underwood is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship challenges. Her style is warm and straightforward, focused on helping people take small, practical steps forward.
Michelle uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds shape current patterns. She pairs that with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values.
Background and approach
Client-Centered Therapy guides sessions so each person sets the pace and priorities. Sessions often start with immediate concerns - sleep, anger, eating, or feeling overwhelmed. Michelle helps people sort what feels urgent and what feels long-term.
She offers tools for coping and clearer ways to communicate with others. Her work also covers trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, grief, and substance issues. Michelle addresses family of origin, codependency, commitment worries, and body image without judgment.
She helps people adapt after life changes like separation, aging, or chronic illness. Practical skills, exploration, and steady support are part of her process. She uses focused conversations, values-based exercises, and relational insight so people can try different ways of relating and coping.
Michelle aims to help people feel more steady, make clearer choices, and build routines that support wellbeing.
Credentials
- LMHC (Florida)
- License MH10054 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1215059563 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- 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
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment and act work online
Michelle often uses Attachment-Based Therapy to help people understand how early relationships shape present patterns. That work looks at recurring trust, closeness, or avoidance habits and how they affect current relationships and coping.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - ACT - which teaches noticing thoughts without getting stuck and taking action based on personal values. ACT can help with anxiety, depression, addiction, and making life changes. Client-Centered Therapy keeps the conversation focused on the individual's needs and pace, giving space for personal reflection and practical problem solving.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, try methods, and adjust as needed. That means the plan can change if something isn’t helpful and new strategies can be introduced over time.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video works well for deeper conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you need a shorter check-in. Chat and messaging let people send updates, try brief exercises, or check in between longer sessions. These options aim to increase flexibility so therapy can fit work, caregiving, or travel schedules.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, sleep and eating issues, parenting strain, ADHD, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and direct. She combines attachment work with acceptance and values-based exercises and centers sessions on each person’s goals.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of experience working clinically with individuals on trauma, addiction, communication problems, and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC - practicing in Florida.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not work with international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
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