Michelle Serda , LCSW

Michelle Serda is a Florida-based Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), a clinical license that indicates advanced training to provide psychotherapy and mental health support. With 15 years of professional experience, she has worked across settings that include the VA medical system, community-based services, and private practice, developing a broad background in treating mood and relationship concerns.

She works with individuals and couples managing depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, career transitions, and the many stresses that accompany life changes. Her practice places particular emphasis on the needs of women during the perinatal and postpartum periods, and she draws on personal experience as a mother while supporting clients through pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, parenting demands, and the complexities of blended families and special-needs parenting.

Therapy with Michelle is client-centered and eclectic, meaning interventions are tailored to the person rather than following a single rigid model. She commonly integrates solution-focused techniques and cognitive-behavioral strategies to clarify goals, manage mood and anxiety, and build practical skills for everyday life. Her aim is to collaborate with clients to create realistic strategies that support improved relationships, healthier coping, and a greater sense of purpose and balance.

Michelle approaches each case with empathy and practical problem solving, helping clients navigate transitions and move toward meaningful change.

Evidence-Based Methods for Online Support

Michelle commonly uses cognitive-behavioral therapy, a practical approach that helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and replace them with skills for managing mood, anxiety, and stress. This method is often used for depression, anxiety, and adjustment difficulties.

She also applies solution-focused techniques that concentrate on strengths and small, achievable changes; this approach can be useful when clients want targeted strategies for relationship issues, parenting challenges, or navigating life transitions. Additionally, Michelle integrates a client-centered stance that tailors interventions to each person’s history, values, and goals, blending methods as needed to address complex concerns.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Michelle works collaboratively with clients to decide what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they monitor progress and adjust methods as situations evolve.

Online therapy in her practice is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provides flexibility for scheduling around work, family, and caregiving responsibilities. These options make ongoing treatment more accessible and allow clients to continue care through transitions, while still working with licensed professionals and therapists to address symptoms and life goals.