Michelle Edmond, LCSW

Michelle Edmond is a Florida licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who brings five years of focused therapy experience to individuals facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, anger, depression, and life transitions. She works collaboratively with clients to build an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and emotions can be explored and understood. Michelle emphasizes practical coping strategies while attending to the personal context of each person she sees, including family dynamics, caregiver stress, attachment concerns, and issues related to aging and geriatric care.

Her practice also addresses substance use concerns, communication and control issues, isolation and loneliness, and questions about life purpose and forgiveness. Michelle draws on approaches such as client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, narrative work, and solution-focused methods to tailor care to individual needs. She supports people dealing with family of origin difficulties, fatherhood issues, hoarding, guilt and shame, and the aftermath of natural or human-caused disasters.

Michelle recognizes that beginning therapy often requires courage and offers steady, respectful guidance to help clients set goals and pursue meaningful change. She provides services in English and sees clients in Florida, using a thoughtful, strengths-based approach to help people navigate difficult moments and build resilience.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Michelle uses client-centered therapy to create an empathic space where the client's perspective guides the pace and focus of work - this approach helps people who need validation and a safe setting to explore feelings and values. She also incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which helps identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and teaches practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress-related symptoms. Motivational interviewing is used when clients are weighing change or facing ambivalence; this collaborative conversation style supports internal motivation and clearer goal-setting.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Michelle works together with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, then adapts techniques over time so the plan fits the client rather than expecting the client to fit a single method.

Online therapy offers flexibility that can make regular care easier to maintain. Video calls and phone sessions provide face-to-face connection when in-person meetings are not possible, while live chat and text messaging allow for more frequent check-ins and practical support between sessions. These options help clients access licensed professionals from home, work, or other settings that suit their schedules.