Michelle Skoien

Michelle Skoien is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 25 years of experience helping people recover balance after stressful or painful events. She focuses on practical skills that help with daily struggles like anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, grief, and depression. Michelle also supports parents managing parenting challenges and people coping with life changes, including those living with ADHD. Her style is warm and approachable, aimed at helping people feel steadier and more confident.

Michelle teaches simple tools you can use between sessions. She uses straightforward strategies to build calm and reduce overwhelm. In grief work she helps people learn ways to process loss and find a workable routine again. For ADHD and attention struggles she shares coping techniques that fit daily life.

Her approach blends listening with skill-building. Sessions are meant to be a place to talk through what feels hard and to practice new ways of responding. She often draws on problem-focused methods to set small, achievable goals and on mindfulness to help slow down racing thoughts.

Michelle’s work is informed by many years of practice in Florida. She emphasizes hope and resilience, and she encourages people to notice small changes that add up over time. Her aim is to help clients regain a sense of balance across physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual areas of life.

If someone wants to begin, the usual next step is a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to the therapist's availability. This helps match needs and preferences before starting sessions.

How her approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the client's experience and priorities. The therapist listens closely and follows the client's lead, helping people feel heard and understood while they make sense of life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood. CBT is commonly used for stress, depression, and some ADHD-related struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to choose strategies that match a person's needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean trying mindfulness exercises for overwhelming thoughts one week and a solution-focused plan for a specific problem the next.

The original profile does not list which session formats are offered, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They also let people practice skills in everyday settings and follow up more quickly on goals between appointments.