Michelle LeClear-Dozier, LCSW

Michelle LeClear-Dozier is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 35 years of professional experience and credentials as a licensed qualified supervisor. Over her career she has worked with children, teens, and adults, developing practical skills for addressing depression, stress, and anxiety through evidence-informed techniques including cognitive behavioral therapy.

She brings extensive experience in relationship, parenting, and family therapy, helping clients identify life stressors and build strengths and positive coping skills. Her work spans a wide range of concerns from trauma and grief to addictions, mood disorders, and intimacy-related issues, and she supports clients navigating life changes and career challenges.

Michelle emphasizes an open-minded, caring, and empathetic stance, collaborating with clients to clarify goals and develop new problem-solving strategies. With a supportive approach, she helps people work through past trauma, strengthen relationship skills, and foster resilience so they can move toward healthier functioning and greater well-being.

Client-Centered and CBT Approaches for Online Care

Michelle LeClear-Dozier uses client-centered therapy to create a compassionate, nonjudgmental atmosphere where clients guide the pace and focus of sessions. This approach supports people working on relationship concerns, self-esteem, grief, and other personal goals by emphasizing empathy and the client's own resources.

She also employs cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps clients identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and develop practical coping skills. CBT can be especially useful for managing stress, anxiety, panic symptoms, depression, and behavioral patterns related to addictions or mood disorders.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Michelle works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and she tailors interventions so the treatment feels like a good fit. The therapist and client decide together how to combine techniques and adjust them over time.

Online sessions offer flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone appointments, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access support from licensed professionals without travel.