Michelle Perkins, LCSW, LISW

Michelle Perkins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship struggles. She works with individuals and couples on practical problems like sleep disruption, parenting strain, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Michelle writes plainly and aims to make therapy feel approachable and useful from the first session.

With 12 years of experience, Michelle uses a flexible approach rather than a single method. She listens for each person's story and adapts techniques to match their goals. Sessions often include teaching skills, practicing new ways of thinking, and trying small behavior changes between meetings.

Michelle draws on several evidence-informed approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, emotion-focused work, dialectical strategies, client-centered practices, and mindfulness tools. She encourages people to notice patterns, try experiments, and build skills for managing intense emotions or urges. Many clients find this mix helps with addictions, mood shifts, and relationship tensions.

Her background includes licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Florida and a Licensed Independent Social Worker in Ohio. Michelle emphasizes collaboration and clear goals so people know what to expect from therapy. She also addresses related concerns like caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, attachment and abandonment issues, and fertility or family-of-origin struggles.

Michelle aims to empower people through education, empathy, and practical support. She invites clients to set goals together and to change the pace or tools used as progress unfolds.

How Michelle’s approaches translate to online therapy

Michelle often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this approach is useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems, and many day-to-day struggles. She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to help people notice and name strong feelings and to shift patterns in close relationships. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are included when people need better emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and practical coping tools.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Michelle collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. She starts with what matters most to the client and adjusts tools as progress is made, so therapy remains relevant and doable.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Many people appreciate online sessions because they can fit meetings into a busy day, reduce travel time, and use brief check-ins when needed. Online work also makes it easier to practice skills between sessions in real life and to bring practical tasks into the conversation.