Michele Ellis, LCSW

Michele Ellis is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and anger. She brings a warm, respectful manner that aims to make difficult conversations feel more manageable. Michele listens for each person's background, values, and what matters most to them. She focuses on practical steps that fit a person's life. Michele supports people working through isolation, social anxiety, body image concerns, grief, shame, and low self-esteem. She also sees people dealing with workplace problems, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and mood or post-traumatic stress issues. Michele pays attention to attachment and abandonment concerns and to life transitions such as midlife shifts. She has experience with military-related issues and with men's issues when those come up in individual work. Her goal is to help people clarify what they want and take manageable steps toward it. In sessions she creates space for spiritual beliefs or secular perspectives, depending on the client's needs. Michele aims to help people feel seen and respected while they talk through past wounds and current struggles. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide the work. Michele has five years of clinical experience as an LCSW, and she practices in Florida. Starting therapy with her begins with a simple matching process and scheduling that fits a person's life.

Therapeutic approaches and how online work can help

Many therapists describe their work as evidence-based, meaning they use methods that focus on specific changes people want to make. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression; it can be useful for mood disorders and stress. Another approach focuses on processing traumatic memories and symptoms so people can feel less stuck by past events and regain daily functioning. Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, history, and preferences. That collaborative decision making can be adjusted as progress is tracked and needs shift. If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into a busy day. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and offer the option to avoid travel time. Many people find these practical benefits help them stay consistent with therapy and apply what they learn between sessions.