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Michele Bowers, LMHC

  • Experience6 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Michele

Michele Bowers is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who combines Internal Family Systems with evidence-based techniques to help people navigate life transitions and persistent emotional challenges.

Background and approach

With six years of clinical experience in settings that included work with addiction and trauma, she draws on a mix of cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, and client-centered principles to tailor care to each person's needs. Michele emphasizes collaboration and clear guidance while honoring the client's own understanding of their story.

Her practice covers a wide range of concerns such as anxiety, grief, self-esteem struggles, ADHD, depression, and coping with compassion fatigue. She also works with issues related to relationships, parenting, codependency, and problematic substance use, and attends to areas like attachment wounds, abandonment, and impulse-related difficulties.

Michele seeks to help clients identify unhelpful patterns, strengthen coping strategies, and build greater self-compassion through practical interventions and reflective inquiry. Based in Florida, she offers supportive, nonjudgmental care aimed at helping people regain agency and clarity.

Michele approaches each client as the expert on their life while providing structured tools and therapeutic presence to facilitate meaningful change.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Michele brings Internal Family Systems into online sessions to help clients identify and relate to different internal parts with curiosity and compassion; this approach is useful for working through trauma responses, self-criticism, and internal conflict. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to support people in clarifying values and taking committed action while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Client-centered therapy informs her stance across formats by prioritizing empathic listening and validation so clients feel heard and respected as they explore change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Michele treats that as a collaborative exploration. She will work with each person to combine methods and adjust strategies based on their goals, preferences, and what proves most helpful in sessions rather than relying on a single technique.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit counseling into busy schedules or for those who prefer remote access. These options allow clients to engage in reflective work, practice new skills between sessions, and maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are not practical.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Michele address?
Michele works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, self-esteem, ADHD, depression, and compassion fatigue, along with relationship and parenting-related concerns.
Which therapeutic styles guide her work?
Her practice integrates approaches such as Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness to adapt to client needs.
How long has she been practicing clinically?
She has six years of experience working in settings that included addiction and trauma care and with high-risk youth, which inform her current approach to treatment.
What are Michele's credentials and where is she located?
She is a licensed mental health counselor - FL LMHC MH22688 - and provides services while located in Florida.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English or accept international clients?
Services are provided in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions available?
Clients can meet with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preference and availability.
How is pricing handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are managed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsGriefSelf esteemADHD

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Drug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English