Michelle Coffey, LCSW
Licensed in Florida · 7 years in practice
Michelle Coffey brings seven years of clinical experience as a licensed clinical social worker.
License and registration
- LCSW, Florida
- SW16403 · expires March 2027
- LCSW, New York
- 091787 · expires May 2027
- NPI
- 1801302286 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
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About Michelle
Michelle Coffey brings seven years of clinical experience as a licensed clinical social worker. She describes her work as person-centered and aims to partner with clients to reach practical goals. Michelle listens with empathy and helps people find workable steps forward.
She focuses on common struggles such as stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. She also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, parenting strain, and career concerns. Michelle supports people facing chronic illness, caregiver stress, and the effects of trauma and abuse.
Background and approach
Her approach emphasizes clear, realistic strategies. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thought patterns. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are applied when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed.
Michelle also works in a client-centered way that follows each person’s priorities, and uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing to build insight and strengthen motivation. These methods are woven together to match what a person wants to work on. Sessions tend to focus on immediate problems and on building skills that carry into daily life.
Michelle aims for straightforward conversations and practical plans. She works from Florida and conducts sessions in English.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michelle names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Approaches and what online therapy can offer
Michelle commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy alongside a client-centered way of working. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and mood concerns. DBT teaches concrete emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills that are useful when strong emotions or impulsive reactions get in the way of daily life.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy with Michelle is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use visual cues and longer discussion time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging work well for brief updates, skill practice, or when someone prefers typed communication. These options are intended to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Michelle help with?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related problems.
What is her general therapy style?
Her work is person-centered and collaborative, with a focus on empathy and practical solutions. She blends skill teaching and goal-focused strategies to address day-to-day struggles.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience working with clients from diverse backgrounds and a wide range of issues.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds LCSW credentials and practices from Florida under the NY LCSW and FL LCSW listings provided.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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