Michelle Underwood

Michelle Underwood is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 15 years of experience. She helps people who feel stuck by offering steady, clear support for anxiety, depression, relationship strain, addiction, and stress. Michelle works to make sessions easy to understand and practical for daily life.

She uses an empathetic, down-to-earth style that focuses on the person in front of her. Sessions tend to center on building self-awareness, improving communication, and developing small, doable steps toward change. Michelle pays attention to how a person’s history and current relationships shape their struggles, including issues around attachment and intimacy.

Her practice includes work around trauma and abuse, grief, body image, eating and sleeping concerns, and challenges linked to chronic illness or pain. She also supports people navigating parenting stress, life transitions, and questions about identity and self-esteem. Michelle draws on a mix of approaches to match what each person needs in the moment.

People can expect straightforward talk, reflective listening, and collaborative goal-setting. Michelle often blends acceptance-based exercises with attention to relationship patterns and personal values. That combination is aimed at helping people make choices that align with what matters most to them.

Michelle’s background includes long-term clinical work in Florida and a focus on practical, real-world tools. She frames therapy as a partnership where clients set the pace and direction, and she provides guidance, feedback, and skills to support change.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Michelle often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice their thoughts, identify personal values, and take small actions that match those values. ACT is useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes that feel meaningful.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and current relationships affect behavior and emotional responses. That perspective helps when intimacy, trust, or repeated relationship patterns are a concern.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Michelle will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and then adapt methods so therapy fits their needs. This is a collaborative process where adjustments are made as goals evolve.

Because session formats are not specified in the biography, confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing meetings from different locations. It can also allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight or choices like audio-only conversations when video isn’t needed. Ask about the specific formats offered when you complete the matching questionnaire so sessions match your routine and goals.