About Michaela
Dr. Michaela Hammer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 35 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are facing major life changes, relationship struggles, grief, mood concerns, anxiety, and issues like ADHD and parenting.
She practices in Florida and offers therapy in English. Her work centers on practical, person-focused conversations. She uses approaches such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people sort out next steps.
How Michaela works
Sessions aim to separate myths about aging and life transitions from what is actually happening for the person. She also provides memory loss and cognitive functioning assessments and discusses findings with clients alongside available resources. Not all memory changes are permanent, and she helps people understand options and follow-up steps.
She additionally supports people grieving the loss of a companion animal and respects how powerful that loss can feel. Dr. Hammer has worked in many settings over her career, including offices, homes, schools, retirement communities, nursing homes, and hospitals.
She has led in-services on cultural awareness and aging, set up memory clinics, and performed routine depression and anxiety assessments. Her background includes long experience helping people from diverse racial, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Her style draws on decades of practice and a belief that transitions affect people at any age.
She aims to provide clear information, helpful resources, and steady support as clients navigate change and search for new hope and direction.
Michaela lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Michaela works with
The areas below are the ones Michaela selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 35 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person and their goals. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and works to create a collaborative relationship that helps people clarify what matters most. This approach is useful for relationship concerns, life transitions, and self esteem issues.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. In online sessions this can include setting small goals, practicing skills between meetings, and tracking progress to reduce anxiety, depression, or stress. CBT is often paired with solution-focused ideas to create doable plans.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and tailor techniques to each person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That shared decision-making helps set practical targets and changes that fit daily life.
Online therapy offers options to match different needs and rhythms. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction; phone sessions can fit into a busy day or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, follow-up notes, or ongoing support between meetings. These formats make scheduling more flexible and help people keep therapy consistent alongside other responsibilities.
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