Michelle Perkins, LCSW, LISW
Licensed in Florida · 12 years in practice
Michelle Perkins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship strain.
License and registration
- LCSW, Florida
- SW17582 · expires March 2027
- LISW, Ohio
- I.2002123 · expires March 2026
- NPI
- 1821462698 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
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About Michelle
Michelle Perkins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship strain. She speaks plainly and focuses on making therapy feel approachable for people who are worried or overwhelmed. She draws on more than a decade of experience as a clinician in Florida and Ohio.
Sessions are guided by the client's concerns and goals, with education, practical strategies, and emotional support woven together.
Background and approach
Michelle aims to create a space where people can talk through what matters most to them and try new ways of coping. Her work often includes tools from cognitive behavioral approaches to spot unhelpful thinking and change patterns that cause distress.
She also uses client-centered methods to follow each person's pace and priorities, and dialectical behavior ideas to help with emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Michelle pays attention to life transitions, attachment and abandonment issues, caregiver stress, and complex situations like co-occurring conditions or chronic illness. She also addresses intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, and career or identity questions.
Therapy with her typically mixes skill-building, problem solving, and reflective conversation. She emphasizes collaboration so people know why they're trying a strategy and how it fits their life. Prospective clients can expect straightforward guidance and steady support as they work toward clearer goals.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Michelle names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches you can use in online sessions
Michelle often blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and shaping sessions around the person's goals and pace, which helps when someone needs a steady, empathetic listener to sort priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy teaches specific tools to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical behavior therapy adds practical skills for managing strong emotions and building distress tolerance, which can help with mood swings, anger, or impulse challenges.Finding the right mix is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try a few strategies, and adjust the plan based on what feels useful. That teamwork helps make sure techniques fit the client's everyday life and values rather than being one-size-fits-all.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, live chat for quick check-ins, or text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical routines and to pick the format that feels most comfortable for different moments.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Michelle commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, career stress, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, mixing client-centered conversation with skills-based work from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior methods to address thinking patterns and emotional regulation.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has about 12 years of experience working as a therapist with individuals, couples, and families across a range of concerns.
What credentials and region does she practice in?
She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and is based in Florida. The profile notes licensure as FL LCSW and OH LISW.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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