About Michelle
Michelle Slater helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, parenting strain, ADHD, and big life changes. She writes simply and listens closely to understand what is most pressing. Her style aims to make overwhelmed days feel more manageable and to help people find clearer steps forward.
She uses a straightforward, person-centered way of working that starts with what matters most to the individual. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to identify unhelpful thinking and build new coping habits.
Background and approach
She also draws on the Gottman Method when relationship communication and conflict are a focus. Sessions often include practical skill-building. That can look like practicing communication, setting realistic behavior goals, or learning calming practices.
Michelle emphasizes small, doable changes that add up over time instead of one-size-fits-all solutions. Michelle brings 25 years of experience to her work and practices in Florida as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC. Her background includes clinical work and teaching, and she aims to make therapy plain and useful for everyday life.
She supports people dealing with grief, divorce or separation, guilt and shame, body image concerns, caregiver stress, isolation, and questions about life purpose. The work focuses on understanding patterns, improving communication, and building coping skills that fit each person’s life.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what each person says matters most. In practice this means the therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects concerns back clearly, and helps people name their goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and uses simple exercises to change patterns that cause distress; it is useful for anxiety, mood issues, and building coping skills.The choice of approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try different strategies, and adjust the plan when something is not helping. Together they decide which methods fit the client’s needs and daily life rather than assuming one approach from the start.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people work face-to-face without travel, phone sessions can be a quicker option or work around low bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging allow short check-ins and ongoing support between longer sessions. These formats provide flexibility for scheduling, clearer ways to practice skills at home, and multiple ways to stay connected with a therapist.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English