- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Career and purpose
About Michelle
Michelle Serda is a Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, depression, and major life transitions. She also addresses issues such as grief, addiction, anger, self-esteem, career questions, ADHD, and life purpose.
She has worked in a variety of settings over her career, including hospitals and community services before moving into private practice. That background contributes to practical skills in helping people manage mood and anxiety during changes at home, work, and in relationships. Michelle has particular experience supporting women through pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period.
In sessions she uses an eclectic, client-centered approach. That means she adapts methods to fit what a person needs. She often draws on solution-focused techniques and cognitive-behavioral ideas to address immediate concerns and build coping skills.
Therapy with Michelle typically involves talking through current problems, identifying small steps, and practicing new ways of responding to stress and relationship conflict. She helps people prioritize goals and tests strategies in everyday life. Conversations are practical and paced to what feels manageable for the client.
Michelle also helps with family-related topics such as blended family issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, and parenting around special needs. If you want to explore life purpose or navigate a midlife shift, she offers focused support to clarify values and next steps.
Approaches and how online sessions are used
Michelle commonly uses solution-focused techniques which concentrate on specific, achievable steps to address a current problem. This approach helps when someone wants quick, practical changes for stress, relationship conflict, or parenting issues.She also draws on cognitive-behavioral ideas that look at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. That work helps with anxiety, low mood, and building coping skills for daily challenges. These are described as evidence-based therapeutic techniques in her biography.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review your needs, goals, and preferences and recommend techniques that make sense. You and the therapist decide collaboratively whether to focus on skill-building, problem-solving, or exploring underlying patterns.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They can also let you work from a quieter spot, avoid camera use if preferred, or fit a session into a lunch break or between errands. Licensed professionals can adapt pacing and tools to suit how you prefer to engage.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns as well as life changes, grief, and career questions.
How does she approach someone feeling stuck?
She uses a client-centered, eclectic approach that adapts methods to your needs, often using solution-focused techniques and cognitive-behavioral ideas to set practical steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working in settings including the VA system, community services, and private practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker (FL LCSW) practicing in Florida.
Does she offer therapy in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats does she provide?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list explicit formats.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.