About Michelle
Michelle Louisville helps people facing addiction, depression, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and the fallout of trauma and abuse. She also supports those dealing with caregiver stress, low self-esteem, career shifts, and problems with sleep, anger, or control. Michelle brings two decades of experience to her work and holds a Florida LCSW license - Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Her approach is straightforward and practical. She uses motivation-focused conversation to help people find reasons to change.
Background and approach
She teaches skills from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-based approaches to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Sessions often focus on small, manageable steps. Michelle helps clients spot unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of responding.
She introduces coping tools for cravings, mood swings, grief, and relationship conflict. Michelle encourages a collaborative tone in sessions. She works with each person to set goals that feel doable and relevant.
Progress is tracked with concrete strategies rather than abstract promises. Clients can expect clear feedback and a calm, nonjudgmental presence. Her background includes work with veterans and people facing substance use issues, and she draws on that experience when appropriate to a client's goals.
Therapy with Michelle aims to build practical skills and restore a sense of control. She helps people create routines, improve communication, and make choices that move them toward the life they want.
Practical approaches for online support
Michelle often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online work. ACT helps people clarify what matters most and take actions that fit those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like low mood, anxiety, or insomnia.She also integrates mindfulness techniques to help clients notice the present moment and reduce reactivity. These approaches suit concerns such as addiction, trauma aftereffects, mood disorders, relationship strain, and life transitions. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose the right mix of methods based on goals, preferences, and what works in practice.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skill teaching and deeper conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Chat and messaging make brief check-ins and between-session support easier. Together these options offer flexibility for people juggling work, caregiving, or unpredictable schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English