Michelle LeClear-Dozier , LCSW

Michelle LeClear-Dozier is a licensed clinical social worker with 35 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She focuses on practical steps clients can use right away. Michelle takes a warm, down-to-earth approach and aims to help people build coping skills and clearer ways of thinking.

She draws on client-centered methods to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space. That means sessions revolve around each person's goals and lived experience. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and teaches concrete tools for change.

Michelle has a long history of supporting people dealing with relationship challenges, family problems, parenting strain, grief, and trauma. She helps people identify stressors, strengthen practical coping skills, and work toward better communication and problem-solving in their daily lives.

Her work also addresses mood disorders, panic and social anxiety, addictions, eating concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and intimacy-related issues. Michelle emphasizes steady, realistic steps rather than quick fixes, and she encourages clients to build on their existing strengths.

Sessions are offered in English and delivered from Florida. Michelle aims to work collaboratively to set achievable goals and to track progress over time.

Online approaches that focus on practical change

Michelle uses client-centered therapy to put each person’s goals and experiences first. This approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and adapting conversations to what matters most to the client, which helps when working through relationships, parenting stress, or life transitions.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. CBT offers concrete skills for managing anxiety, panic, low mood, and unhelpful thinking patterns, and it is useful for building coping strategies and solving everyday problems.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative effort. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences together and try methods that fit the situation. Adjustments are made over time so therapy stays practical and relevant.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep momentum between appointments.