Michelle Slater

Michelle Slater, LMHC, is a Florida-based licensed mental health counselor who brings 25 years of clinical and teaching experience to her work with individuals, couples, families, and groups. Her approach is rooted in respect, active listening, and collaboration, with the belief that change and growth are possible when people are supported in reconnecting with their own strengths and inner resources. She aims to help clients build resilience, deepen self-awareness, and move steadily toward goals that feel meaningful and attainable.

Michelle takes a holistic view of each person’s experience, attending to mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual concerns as they relate to stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting, coping with life changes, and ADHD. She often integrates client-centered care with cognitive-behavioral strategies and solution-focused work, while also drawing on existential themes such as identity, values, and life purpose. Communication, emotional well-being, and personal empowerment are common areas of focus as clients practice new ways of responding to challenges and strengthening their relationships.

She offers compassionate support for concerns such as isolation, guilt and shame, attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, control issues, and transitions including divorce, separation, grief, and other major life changes. Michelle earned Masters, Specialists, and Doctoral degrees in Counselor Education from the University of Florida and is certified in telemental health counseling (BC-TMH), helping clients engage in therapy in ways that fit their lives. Her goal is to provide a steady, supportive space where clients can explore what is getting in the way, develop practical coping strategies, and cultivate insight, acceptance, and a clearer sense of direction.