Michelle Slater, LMHC - Therapist in Florida

About Michelle

Michelle Slater is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who focuses on family and parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, and relationship difficulties. She takes a calm, practical approach that helps parents and caregivers sort through immediate problems. Her style is direct and compassionate, with short-term tools and longer-term work as needed.

Michelle speaks English and brings 25 years of experience to sessions. Clients find straightforward support for everyday struggles like parenting stress, communication problems, and juggling life changes.

Background and approach

She uses methods aimed at improving how people think, feel, and relate to one another. Sessions often look at patterns at home and find small changes that make daily life easier. Michelle blends person-centered listening with cognitive tools and evidence-informed couples work.

She pays attention to feelings, behaviors, and the ways family members connect or drift apart. That mix helps when parenting, attachment, or mood issues are getting in the way of family life. Her background includes long clinical experience and teaching.

Michelle is licensed as an LMHC in Florida (FL LMHC MH7295) and draws from a range of practical techniques rather than a single formula. She aims to help people feel more capable and more understood in their roles as parents, partners, and individuals. Therapy with her focuses on clear goals, improved communication, and daily coping skills.

Parents can expect collaborative planning, skill practice, and time to reflect on what matters most to their family. Michelle supports clients working through divorce, caregiver stress, ADHD-related challenges, and mood concerns.

Practical approaches for online family and parenting work

Michelle uses client-centered listening to make space for what matters most to each person. This approach focuses on understanding feelings, building trust, and helping parents and partners feel heard and respected. It is useful when families need clearer communication and emotional support.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT provides hands-on tools to change unhelpful thinking and build new habits, which can help with anxiety, stress, and mood challenges that affect family life.

The Gottman Method is used when relationship patterns and communication need direct attention. It teaches practical skills for managing conflict, improving connection, and solving problems together in parenting and partnerships.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. She works collaboratively to decide which methods fit a family's needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying tools, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.

Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy around busy family schedules and to use short check-ins or longer sessions as required. For many parents, the convenience of online work helps keep momentum and supports steady progress.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Gottman Method

A research-based framework for couples, focused on how partners argue, repair, and stay connected. Practical and structured, with exercises to try between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she focus on?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment, mood issues, caregiver stress, and communication problems.

What is her approach in sessions?

Her style combines client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral tools and the Gottman Method for couples. She focuses on clear, practical steps and improving how family members relate to each other.

How much experience does she have?

She has 25 years of clinical and teaching experience working with a range of concerns related to relationships, transitions, and personal growth.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is licensed in Florida as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC MH7295, and practices from that state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Parenting issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 25 years
Licensed: Florida
Languages: English

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