About Michelle
Michelle Serda is a Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a long history in helping people navigate life changes. She draws on 15 years of professional experience to offer practical support for stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. Michelle aims to make the first step feel manageable and listens for what matters most to each person.
Her work foregrounds real-life problems: job shifts, relationship change, parenting strains, and the upheaval that comes with major transitions.
Background and approach
She often supports people dealing with grief, addictions, anger, low self-esteem, and challenges tied to ADHD. Michelle also focuses on women’s issues and the perinatal and postpartum periods. Therapy with Michelle is collaborative and tailored.
She adapts evidence-based therapeutic techniques to match each client’s history, strengths, and goals. Sessions tend to be practical and goal-oriented, with steps to reduce overwhelm and build coping skills. Her background includes experience in the VA medical system, community settings, and independent practice.
That range has informed a flexible, person-centered style that balances problem-solving with emotional support. Michelle describes herself as someone who listens first, then helps create clear strategies. She invites people to take time choosing a therapist and to reach out with questions.
If the fit isn’t right, she encourages continued searching until the right match is found.
How therapeutic methods translate to online care
Michelle commonly uses practical, evidence-based approaches tailored to each person. One approach emphasizes problem-solving and short-term goals to reduce overwhelm and build everyday coping skills; this works well for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Another common approach focuses on identifying and reshaping unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to improve mood and manage anxiety and attention-related difficulties.Finding the right method is part of the work. She discusses different options with each person and chooses techniques based on the client’s goals, history, and preferences. That collaborative process helps make sure the plan fits the person, not the other way around.
Online therapy with her offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls let you work visually through exercises and maintain a sense of presence. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a lunch break. Live chat and text-based messaging can support ongoing reflection, quick check-ins, or people who prefer writing over speaking. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy or changing schedules while keeping the focus on progress and practical skills.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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