- guilt and shame
- CBT and mindfulness
- parenting support
About Michelle
Michelle Cohen Negri is a Florida LCSW with three years of clinical experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, and low self-esteem. Michelle also addresses guilt and shame alongside related issues like attachment, body image, and forgiveness.
She draws on a background as a former professional athlete to shape a practical, discipline-minded approach. Sessions focus on what is working now and what makes life harder. Michelle uses short-term, skills-based tools to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning.
Her style is collaborative and strengths-oriented. She blends evidence-based therapeutic techniques with mindfulness practices to help people regulate emotions and make values-driven decisions. Conversations include identifying small, realistic steps clients can try between sessions.
Michelle pays attention to how relationships and past experiences influence current feelings. She helps people untangle guilt and shame that come from family, faith, or personal mistakes, and she supports exploration of self-love and life purpose. Practical strategies for communication and boundary-setting are often part of the work.
People can expect clear, goal-focused sessions that emphasize skill building. Michelle frames progress in concrete terms and revisits goals as needs change. Her Florida license is noted as LCSW and sessions are conducted in English.
To begin, clients use the site matching process to schedule a first session. The subscription billing for sessions can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location.
How evidence-based approaches are used in online sessions
Michelle commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is practical and often focuses on small experiments that can reduce anxious or self-critical thinking.She also incorporates mindfulness practices to build awareness of present-moment experience and decrease reactivity. Mindfulness skills can help when guilt or shame feel overwhelming and make it easier to choose next steps rather than acting on strong emotions.
Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals and preferences, and she adjusts strategies as needs change. Clients and therapist together review what helps and what to change.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats. Please confirm the available session types before booking so you know whether sessions are video, phone, or another option. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so scheduling is more flexible.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, parenting stress, and self-esteem. Guilt and shame are listed among her additional focus areas.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses practical, skills-based techniques and mindfulness to help people notice, name, and respond differently to guilt and shame. Work often includes small, values-driven steps clients can try between sessions.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She is a Florida LCSW with three years of clinical experience and brings a former professional athlete background to her practice. That influences a focus on discipline, resilience, and practical strategies.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds an LCSW in Florida and conducts sessions in that state. Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with people outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are provided in English for people based in the stated region.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before scheduling a session.
How is payment handled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up process.
How do I get started with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.