Michelle Lesesne-De Santis

Michelle Lesesne-De Santis is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Florida with 25 years of experience. She focuses on helping people build motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. Michelle offers practical support for career challenges, coping with life changes, and executive or professional coaching.

She uses a conversational, respectful style and adapts her approach to each person's needs. Sessions typically focus on clear goals and steps that fit daily life. Michelle emphasizes compassion and sensitivity while helping people move toward more satisfying routines and relationships.

Her work also addresses body image, self-love, and issues common in midlife transitions. Michelle supports people dealing with cancer, traumatic brain injury, and the emotional fallout from disasters. Communication problems, isolation or loneliness, forgiveness, and finding life purpose are other common topics she helps people with.

Therapeutic methods she draws on include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Narrative Therapy. These approaches inform the practical tools and reflective conversations used in sessions. Michelle tailors the mix of methods to what a person needs now.

People who choose her often want focused, realistic steps and a calm presence during hard moments. To begin, clients complete a short intake and schedule based on availability. Michelle aims to make the first steps toward change straightforward and manageable.

How Michelle’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters most and take action toward those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. This approach can help with motivation, life changes, and self-esteem. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental relationship and lets the client lead the pace of change, which can be useful for building self-trust and working through personal concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and provides concrete strategies for shifting unhelpful patterns, often used for confidence and coping with career stress.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Michelle works collaboratively to match methods to a person's goals and preferences. Together they will try options and adjust the approach based on what helps most, mixing techniques from ACT, Client-Centered work, CBT, mindfulness, and narrative ideas when appropriate.

The original biography does not specify which online formats are offered, so confirm current session options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful for fitting therapy into busy schedules, reducing travel time, and keeping appointments during life transitions. Online conversations can make it easier to use tools between sessions, practice new skills in daily life, and keep steady momentum toward goals.