Michelle Underwood, LMHC

Michelle Underwood is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, addiction, and questions about identity. Michelle aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can begin to feel understood and take practical next steps.

She uses a blend of approaches to match each person’s needs. Sessions often involve clear, short-term goals and skills you can try between meetings. Michelle helps people notice patterns, name emotions, and choose actions that fit their values and life circumstances.

Her work includes support around intimacy-related concerns, grief, sleep and eating difficulties, parenting stress, and issues tied to attachment or abandonment. She also supports people facing chronic illness, codependency, substance use challenges, and major life transitions.

Michelle draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to build flexible coping, Attachment-Based ideas to repair relationship patterns, and Client-Centered methods to follow each person’s pace. She also uses insights from Existential and Jungian perspectives when helpful, and the Gottman Method for relationship-focused work.

People who want direct, practical help with mood, behavior, or relationship habits may find her approach useful. To begin, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session according to the therapist’s availability.

How Michelle’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Michelle often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and take small actions that match their values. ACT can be helpful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes by focusing on practical steps instead of only changing feelings.

Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and trust. This approach can help people who struggle with intimacy, abandonment worries, or repeating relational cycles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. She adjusts pacing and techniques as the relationship develops so sessions stay useful and relevant.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session formats before booking. Many people appreciate online sessions because they can fit appointments into a busy day, avoid travel time, and have a shorter check-in when needed. Online work can also make it easier to practice skills between meetings and to bring real-life situations into discussion. Ask about available formats and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire.