Michelle Coffey, LCSW

Michelle Coffey is a licensed clinical social worker who uses a person-centered approach to help people move toward their goals. She brings seven years of clinical experience and aims to partner with each person who seeks support. Michelle frames sessions around empathy and practical problem solving. In the therapy room she listens first to understand what matters most to the client. Then she helps identify small, realistic steps that can reduce stress and increase day-to-day functioning. People often come for help with anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, or the strain of complex medical conditions. Michelle draws on techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to notice and change unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills when strong emotions are overwhelming. Mindfulness tools and motivational interviewing are used to strengthen choice and momentum. Clients describe working on things like grief, relationship conflict, sleep and eating concerns, caregiver stress, and managing chronic pain or illness. She also helps people handle life changes, work stress, identity and intimacy concerns, and attention-related challenges. Sessions focus on practical coping skills and clear next steps. Michelle aims to keep things straightforward and paced to each person’s needs. She practices in Florida and sees people who are comfortable speaking English.

How her approaches translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person’s experience and building a collaborative relationship; online sessions are used to listen, reflect, and set goals together. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can be practiced between sessions and reviewed remotely. Dialectical behavior therapy offers concrete skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance that are taught step by step and can be reinforced during online meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences, then recommend one or a combination of approaches. This collaborative planning helps make sessions feel relevant and focused from the start.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy schedule, shortening commute time, and making it easier to maintain regular check-ins. If you want to know which session formats are currently offered, confirm the available options before booking. The aim is to make therapy routines realistic so skills can be used in everyday life.