Michelle Serda, LCSW

Michelle Serda is a Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience. She presents herself as a steady, approachable clinician who helps people navigate relationship concerns, stress, anxiety, and major life changes. Michelle emphasizes finding a good match between therapist and client before starting work together.

Her background includes work in a variety of settings, and she has helped people with depression, career transitions, and relationship difficulties. She has particular experience supporting women through pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Michelle also draws on personal experience as a parent of three when supporting clients facing parenting challenges and the demands of parenting.

In session she uses an eclectic, client-centered approach. That means she adapts methods to fit a person's history, beliefs, strengths, and goals. She may use solution-focused ideas, cognitive-behavioral techniques, or integrative methods to explore emotions and create practical steps forward.

She offers help for a wide range of concerns including grief, addictions, intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, blended family issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, and midlife transitions. Michelle also supports people dealing with mood disorders, postpartum struggles, and women's issues.

Michelle aims to work collaboratively to develop strategies that feel useful and manageable. If someone does not feel she is the right fit she encourages continued searching until a better match is found.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Michelle commonly uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. This approach can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking problems into manageable steps and practicing new skills.

She also draws on solution-focused ideas that emphasize small, practical changes and clear, short-term goals. That style helps when someone wants concrete tools to manage relationship conflict, parenting challenges, or transitions in work and family life.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Michelle will work together with each person to identify what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts methods over time based on what is helpful and what is not, keeping the process collaborative.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when a full appointment is not needed. It can also help people continue care through life changes while keeping therapy accessible and practical.