Michelle Serda , LCSW

Michelle Serda is a Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on women's issues alongside a wide range of concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. Michelle writes plainly and meets people where they are in their lives. She has worked in community settings and private practice across Florida. Her background includes supporting people through career changes, grief, and the stresses of family life. Michelle also addresses perinatal and postpartum concerns and the adjustments that follow pregnancy and childbirth. In sessions she listens first and adapts her approach to each person. Therapy is collaborative and goal oriented. Michelle may use techniques drawn from solution-focused and cognitive-behavioral approaches to help people build practical coping skills and change unhelpful patterns. People often seek her help for midlife transitions, blended family issues, divorce or separation, and communication problems at home. She also works with clients facing addictions, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related challenges, and intimacy or sexual concerns. When needed, she helps people sort out life purpose and career transitions. Her style is straightforward and supportive. Michelle balances practical skill-building with attention to emotional experience. She encourages small, achievable steps and checks in about progress as goals evolve.

Approaches that guide online care and what they do

Michelle commonly draws on solution-focused techniques that concentrate on immediate goals and small steps toward change. This approach helps when people need quick, practical strategies to manage stress, improve communication, or handle parenting and relationship problems.

She also uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills. Those methods are useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and managing reactions during life transitions such as divorce, career shifts, or postpartum adjustment.

Deciding which approach to use is a joint process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they tailor the plan and check progress, changing strategies if something is not working well.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that feels most helpful. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging make it possible to get support between sessions or when typing feels more comfortable. These options aim to increase flexibility and help people access care that matches their schedule and needs.