Michelle Perkins

Michelle Perkins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Independent Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, addiction, grief, and life transitions. She presents a calm, practical approach and focuses on helping clients meet day-to-day goals. Michelle's style centers on listening first and building a plan that fits each person's needs.

Michelle draws on 12 years of clinical experience working with individuals and couples on matters such as sleep problems, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, and mood concerns. She also supports people dealing with trauma, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, and ADHD. Her practice addresses practical problems like communication, co-dependency, and caregiver stress as well as complex situations such as chronic illness, fertility challenges, and addiction recovery.

In sessions Michelle blends several evidence-informed approaches. She uses client-centered work to follow what matters most to the client, cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy and emotionally-focused work when emotional regulation and relationship patterns are central. Mindfulness practices are offered to help manage stress and grounding during difficult moments.

Michelle emphasizes collaboration and clear goals. She offers education and skills alongside empathic support so clients can try tools between sessions. The focus is on practical progress that fits into everyday life rather than on rigid techniques.

Michelle is licensed in Florida as an LCSW and in Ohio as an LISW. Sessions are conducted in English and are intended to help people find workable steps forward during times of change.

How Michelle brings therapeutic approaches online

Michelle often uses client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral therapy when working with people online. Client-centered work means the therapist listens closely and follows the client's priorities, helping shape goals together. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and address sleep or eating concerns.

She also applies dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotion regulation or intense reactions are an issue. DBT skills include techniques for managing strong feelings, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening communication during conflicts. These approaches are shared in simple, practiceable steps clients can try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will discuss different methods and collaborate with each person to choose what fits their goals and preferences. The process is flexible so the plan can change as needs evolve.

Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins on busy days, and letting people practice skills in real-world routines. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises for remote sessions so therapy stays practical and focused on real changes.