About Michelle
Michelle Slater is a Florida licensed mental health counselor who helps people coping with stress, anxiety, parenting pressures, relationship strain, ADHD, and life changes. She approaches work with warmth and respect and listens closely to what each person brings. Sessions focus on practical steps to reduce overwhelm and build everyday coping skills.
With 25 years of clinical and teaching experience, Michelle blends straightforward talk with evidence-informed tools. She uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the person, and she draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
The Gottman Method informs her work around communication and relationship patterns. Clients can expect a collaborative process that begins with clear goals and small, doable changes. Michelle pays attention to how emotions, relationships, and life circumstances connect.
She also addresses issues like attachment, body image, caregiver stress, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation. Her style is practical and compassionate. Michelle helps people identify barriers, practice new ways of coping, and try different behaviors between sessions.
She supports people through divorce, grief, mood concerns, and searching for life purpose. Michelle earned graduate degrees in counselor education from the University of Florida and holds the LMHC credential in Florida. She offers sessions via video, phone, live chat, and text messaging to fit varied schedules and needs.
How these approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. It helps people feel heard and guides the conversation toward the goals they set. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It is commonly used for anxiety, mood challenges, and coping skills. The Gottman Method concentrates on communication habits and problem-solving in relationships, helping people learn new ways to talk and repair conflicts.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review your goals, preferences, and day-to-day challenges and suggest whether client-centered work, CBT, Gottman techniques, or a mix will be most helpful. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.
Online sessions by video and phone make it easier to fit meetings into busy days and reduce travel time. Live chat or text-based messaging can work well for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These flexible formats let people practice new skills between sessions and stay connected with a licensed professional from different locations.
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What this therapist works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
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- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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