About Michele
Michele Ellis is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and anger. She focuses on practical steps that reduce overwhelm and help people feel more steady in daily life. Michele offers calm, straightforward support for self-esteem and for people coping with shame or isolation.
She pays attention to the whole person - life history, values, and current pressures. Michele helps with attachment concerns and feelings of abandonment by listening carefully and identifying patterns that keep people stuck.
How Michele works
She also supports those dealing with chronic pain, caregiver strain, workplace stress, and mood problems. Michele has worked with people affected by military service and veterans’ issues, and she brings sensitivity to transitions like midlife change or struggles with life purpose. She talks through practical steps for managing social anxiety and phobia, and for improving body image and daily routines.
Her style is respectful and direct. Michele aims to make sessions feel like a steady conversation where goals are clear and progress is measurable. She welcomes spiritual or secular perspectives and uses what matters to each person to guide the work.
To begin, Michele asks people to identify what matters most and what small changes could make life better. Over time she helps clients build tools to manage emotions, improve relationships, and move toward goals at a pace that feels manageable.
What Michele works with
The areas below are the ones Michele selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Depression
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How evidence-based approaches guide online care
Michele works from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding patterns and building coping skills. One common method helps people notice unhelpful thinking and try small experiments to test different ways of responding; this is useful for anxiety, depression, and workplace stress. Another approach centers on processing past hurts and reducing the ways trauma shapes daily life, which can help with post-traumatic stress and attachment wounds.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michele collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, values, and day-to-day needs. She adjusts pace and techniques as progress unfolds so the therapy fits what the person wants to achieve.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. Ask about available options when you schedule. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during breaks or between commitments. It can also let people choose a quieter setting or a shorter check-in when full sessions are hard to schedule.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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