About

Hello! If you are here looking through counselor profiles, then you are experiencing something challenging in your life and are probably searching for someone who will be the "right fit" for you. Finding a counselor who is a good fit for you is one of the most important things that contributes to a successful counseling experience. I want to provide you with some information about me to help you decide if my experience and approach to counseling might be a good match for you.

My name is Dr. Michele Manassah, and I am a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in the state of Florida with over 25 years of experience. Over the years, I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns, including depression, stress, anxiety, loneliness, self-esteem, grief and loss, and life transitions, including college and beyond.

I can interact with you in whatever manner you are most comfortable. I find it helpful to participate in video sessions so that we can get to know each other better. However, I am also available to you via phone and text if that is more comfortable for you. Most of my availability is in the evenings and on the weekends but I check messages at least once during each weekday.

I know how difficult it can be to find a counselor with whom you feel a connection. It would be my honor to walk with you on your journey through this challenging time.

Specialties
Stress, Anxiety
Grief/Loss
Depression
Coping with life challenges and transitions

Years of Experience: 25

I subscribe to a strengths-based philosophy in my practice. A strengths-based approach assists clients to explore and use internal strengths (abilities, coping skills and resilience) and external resources (family, friends, school, employers, religious affiliations and other community resources). By using this approach, clients are able to self-direct their treatment outcomes, discovering their strengths to solve the issues they face.
A strengths-based perspective is an overarching philosophical position in which people are seen as having capabilities and resources within themselves and their social systems. When cultivated, activated and integrated with new experiences, understandings, ideas and skills, these strengths help people to reduce pain and suffering, resolve concerns and conflicts, and cope more effectively with life stressors. This contributes to an improved sense of well-being and quality of life, and higher levels of relational and social functioning. As a strengths-based practitioner, I work to promote change through respectful educational, therapeutic and operational processes and practices that encourage and empower others.