Michelle Fennessy, LCSW

Licensed in Florida · 20 years in practice

Michelle Fennessy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings 20 years of experience to her practice in Florida.

License and registration

LCSW, Florida: SW14710 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1326680604 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

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About Michelle

Michelle Fennessy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings 20 years of experience to her practice in Florida. She invites people to take small steps toward change and recognizes how hard it is to reach out. Michelle speaks plainly and offers steady support while clients sort through pain, loss, or difficult choices.

She tends to start by listening carefully, looking for strengths the person may not see. Michelle uses clear goals and practical strategies so sessions feel directed and useful.

Background and approach

She helps people notice thoughts and habits that keep them stuck and then experiment with different ways of responding. Her work commonly focuses on anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and relationship heartbreak. She also helps people who struggle with addictive or self-destructive behaviors like binge-eating, over-drinking, or repetitive checking of social media that interferes with daily life.

Michelle also understands stress related to caregiving, illness, aging, and big life transitions. Michelle draws on approaches that include cognitive behavioral ideas, acceptance and commitment ideas, mindfulness, solution-focused work, and Internal Family Systems perspective. Sessions often mix short-term strategies with deeper attention to personal values and patterns that keep problems returning.

She welcomes international clients and offers flexible formats such as video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging. If someone wants practical tools and a calm guide who notices strengths, Michelle aims to make therapy a place where small changes lead to clearer choices and better days.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Michelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
Addictions
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Divorce and separation
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Postpartum depression
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexuality
Women's issues

Approaches Michelle names

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Online support

Practical approaches for online healing

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and situations where someone wants clearer direction about what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing different behaviors to change mood and functioning; it tends to work well for anxiety, depression, and habit patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and increase awareness, which supports stress management and coping after trauma.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick methods that fit the person's goals, preferences, and life demands. Sessions can blend techniques - for example using brief CBT exercises alongside ACT values work - so the plan adapts over time as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues for deeper conversation, phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quick way to check in, and messaging supports short check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, travel, or living abroad while keeping the focus on practical change and steady support.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Michelle commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship heartbreak, trauma, and addictions, among other concerns like parenting strain and career changes.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is goal oriented and strengths-focused, combining practical strategies with attention to values and inner patterns.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 20 years of experience as a clinician and brings that background to the sessions she runs in Florida.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida.

Are sessions available in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

Which session formats are offered?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does billing and cost work?

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