Therapist profile
Michelle Lake, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Relationship issues
About Michelle
Michelle Lake is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 17 years of experience. She helps adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting pressures, grief, trauma, and life changes. Sessions are offered in English and she works with issues related to identity, intimacy, mood, and career concerns.
Michelle uses practical talk therapy that focuses on what a person wants to change. She brings together approaches such as acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral methods, attachment-based thinking, client-centered listening, and emotionally-focused work. That means sessions often include noticing patterns, trying small behavioral steps, and talking through relationship and parenting problems in plain language.
Her background includes graduate training in counselor education and many years of clinical practice in Florida. Michelle has experience supporting people coping with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, chronic illness, caregiving strain, and challenges tied to adoption and abandonment. She also addresses forgiveness, guilt, impulse control, and isolation concerns.
In short meetings she helps people clarify priorities and test simple strategies. In longer work she helps people change how they respond to painful feelings and difficult relationships. Michelle encourages straightforward goals you can notice between sessions.
People who choose her often want a direct, steady approach that connects personal values to everyday choices. She asks practical questions, listens without jargon, and helps people try new behaviors that fit their lives.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and making concrete life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing small behavior changes to reduce mood and anxiety symptoms. It can be helpful for depression, anxiety, and problems with impulse control. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connection and communication, which can help with intimacy-related issues and family conflict.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what feels manageable. Together they will try methods and adjust them based on what helps in everyday life.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. These practical benefits can help people maintain continuity of care while balancing family, work, and other commitments.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
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Which family and parenting concerns does she address?
She helps with parenting strain, communication problems at home, intimacy-related issues, and conflicts that affect family life.
What kind of therapy style does she use?
She uses a practical, talk-based style combining ACT, CBT, attachment ideas, client-centered listening, and emotionally-focused methods.
How many years has she practiced?
She has 17 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices out of Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed in the biography.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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