Michelle Lake, LMHC
Florida · 17 years in practice
Michelle Lake is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 17 years of experience.
License and registration
- LMHC, Florida
- MH10806 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1508142928 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Michelle
Michelle Lake is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 17 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, grief, trauma, and life transitions. Michelle also supports concerns related to parenting, intimacy, career changes, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral tools. Sessions are conversational and focused on what matters most to the client.
Background and approach
Michelle aims to build a caring, honest relationship where people can name their challenges and try small, practical changes. Michelle uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings and behavior. She blends client-centered listening with goal-focused strategies so clients leave with clearer steps.
This mix can help people who want to improve communication, manage strong emotions, or recover from past hurts. Her approach is straightforward: notice patterns, practice new responses, and strengthen what already works. She supports people through common life events such as divorce, adoption and foster care issues, caregiving stress, and chronic illness.
Michelle also addresses deeper themes like abandonment, shame, forgiveness, and life purpose. Sessions are aimed at finding realistic, usable changes. Michelle combines warmth with practical tools so people can move toward recovery and greater emotional balance.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-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
How emotion-focused and action-oriented approaches work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and shift emotional patterns that get in the way of close relationships. It focuses on the here-and-now of feelings and the interactions that keep old hurts alive. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical ways to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck and to move toward chosen values despite discomfort. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns shape reactions and connection, and it aims to build safer ways of relating.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, try different techniques, and adjust based on how each method fits a client’s needs and preferences. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions so people get what they need most, whether that means emotion-focused exercises, behavior change practice, or values-based work.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals in formats that fit busy lives: video calls for a face-to-face feel, phone sessions when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, manage sudden schedule changes, or use a lower-bandwidth option when needed. Online work aims to keep therapy accessible and practical while using the same therapeutic approaches as in-person care.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Michelle commonly help with?
She supports stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting and intimacy-related issues, and life transitions. Additional areas include ADHD, bipolar concerns, career questions, and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her style blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques. Sessions focus on understanding emotional patterns, practicing new responses, and setting realistic steps forward.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of clinical experience working in mental health settings and with a range of adult concerns. That background informs a practical, relationship-centered approach.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC, practicing in Florida. Those are the credentials provided for her profile.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Work can happen via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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