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Often rebooked
Michelle Pereira is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida as well as a United States Navy veteran. Originally from Brazil, she has spent most of her life in the United States and has traveled extensively, cultivating a strong appreciation for diverse cultures. Michelle has worked with a broad range of mental health populations and disorders, providing highly individualized therapy to meet each client’s unique needs. She has extensive experience supporting adolescents and young adults with career development, business growth, and educational planning. Additionally, she assists healthcare professionals facing burnout, and works with first responders and military personnel—including veterans—addressing trauma, work-life balance, and family dynamics. Her comprehensive background in holistic health, kinesiology (body movement), business, and career development, integrated with mental health counseling, enables her to offer a unique and effective approach for clients from all walks of life. Michelle is passionate about advocacy within the mental health community, multicultural issues, trauma recovery for military and veteran populations, self-identity concerns, and personal development.
The first session is about connection, understanding, and setting a positive tone for our work together.
Clients quickly notice my different approach to therapy and feel at ease when in session. I come from a place of compassion and allow clients to feel safe and comfortable to talk about as little or as much as they are ready to do so. My biggest strengths are to be creative and eclectic with my work while treatings clients as a whole.
Adolescents, adults, veterans, professionals, first responders, educators, health care providers, students.
Other specialties
I identify as
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
I use SFBT to help clients identify strengths and focus on solutions rather than problems.
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
I use Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) to help clients become aware of limiting beliefs and shift unhelpful thought and behavior patterns.
Gestalt
I use Gestalt Therapy to help clients increase self-awareness and explore their thoughts and feelings in the present.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
I use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients accept difficult thoughts and emotions while developing greater psychological flexibility.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I use Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help clients develop skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress.
8 ratings with written reviews
May 5, 2026
she is so patient and helpful! She makes you feel so comfortable all emotions are welcomed in the best way!
January 24, 2026
Michelle has an incredible way of listening with compassion while also gently educating and empowering me to see situations from healthier perspectives. I leave each session feeling lighter, clearer, and more confident in the steps I’m taking forward. Thank you, Michelle, for your patience, wisdom, and genuine care—it means more than I can put into words.
October 16, 2025
She is so down to earth and really listens and remembers. Open to new methods and ideas. Super intelligent and solution oriented. Can’t recommend her enough.