Michelle Boyles, LCSW

Michelle Boyles is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with more than 25 years of experience in mental health and substance abuse counseling. She has been a master's-level licensed therapist since 2001 and has held her Florida LCSW since 2012, bringing long-term clinical experience to work with people across the lifespan. Michelle earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Penn State University and a Master of Social Work from Georgia State University, foundations that inform her clinical judgment and therapeutic skills.

Her career includes work in inpatient crisis stabilization, residential programs, and outpatient therapy, serving children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric clients. She provides individual, couples, and family therapy and has concentrated experience addressing abuse and trauma, mood and personality disorders, substance use concerns, family conflict, and life transitions. Michelle combines insight-oriented work with practical education and coping strategies to help people manage the challenges they face.

Her practice emphasizes helping clients gain self-understanding, develop skills for daily functioning, and build resilience during periods of change. She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, relationship difficulties, and compassion fatigue, tailoring interventions to each person’s circumstances and goals.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Michelle Boyles integrates client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) into her online practice. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance and focuses on helping the individual explore feelings and goals at their own pace - it is useful for building self-awareness and strengthening relationships.

CBT is a practical, skills-based approach that helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors; it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. DBT combines emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills and can be especially helpful for managing intense emotions and impulsive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Michelle works collaboratively with each person to select and adapt techniques based on their needs, goals, and preferences, and she revises the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to access care around work, family, or mobility constraints. These options allow licensed professionals to deliver evidence-informed strategies and ongoing support in ways that fit a person’s routine and comfort level.