About Michelle
Michelle Skoien is a licensed mental health counselor with 25 years of experience who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and grief. She focuses on building practical skills that make daily life feel more balanced. Her approach is warm and straightforward, aimed at creating a welcoming space where clients can learn tools that actually help.
Michelle emphasizes resilience - the ability to bounce back after hard times. She works with people facing life changes and helps parents manage the pressures of raising children.
How Michelle works
She also supports those struggling with self-esteem, guilt, shame, and questions about life purpose and self-love. Sessions center on teaching skills clients can use between meetings. Michelle uses methods that help people notice unhelpful thoughts, try different behaviors, and bring mindful attention to the present moment.
She also uses solution-focused steps to set clear, achievable goals. Over her career she has guided people through grief and loss and helped clients develop calm and confidence. Michelle describes therapy as a practical learning process where small changes add up over time.
She practices in Florida and works in English. Her style is patient and encouraging, aiming to help people regain balance across physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual areas of life.
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What Michelle works with
The areas below are the ones Michelle selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
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Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Approaches that fit into busy lives
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's needs. It gives space for the client to set the pace and the topics while the therapist offers support and understanding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thinking and try practical steps to change those patterns, which is useful for anxiety, stress, and low mood.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with the client to see which methods fit best for their goals and daily life. Over a few sessions they will try strategies, review what helps, and adjust the plan so it feels workable and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions let people connect face-to-face when schedules allow, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or family routines while still working on skills and goals.
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