Dr. Michelle Bailey, LMHC

Dr. Michelle Bailey focuses on helping adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, and major life changes. She makes space for straightforward conversation and practical steps. Her style is calm and direct, aimed at helping people feel less overwhelmed and more able to cope.

Bailey has worked in mental health for more than 20 years. She holds a Doctoral degree in education and a Master’s degree in counseling, and she is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC, licensed in Florida and Washington. Her background includes service in the United States Navy and long experience supporting adults with mood disorders, substance use, trauma, and adjustment concerns.

Her sessions blend cognitive behavioral techniques with a client-centered outlook. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thinking, try practical changes, and use their own values to guide decisions. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to support living with difficult feelings while moving toward meaningful goals.

Dr. Bailey often works on relationship and family-related stress by improving communication and boundaries. She addresses attachment concerns, codependency, caregiver stress, and intimacy-related issues with concrete strategies and skill practice.

Outside of clinical work she values movement, travel, laughter, and time with family. She aims to be a collaborative partner in therapy, helping people build tools they can use long after sessions end.

Approach-driven online care and practical therapy

Dr. Bailey uses cognitive behavioral therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to guide online work. CBT helps identify unhelpful thoughts and tries practical behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on noticing difficult feelings and choosing actions that match personal values to build a meaningful life.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques fit best for their situation, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods as progress unfolds.

Confirm specific session formats before booking because options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by saving travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people connect from a quieter space or while on the go. Licensed professionals can still use hands-on tools like worksheets, behavioral experiments, and values exercises adapted for remote sessions to help people practice new skills between meetings.