Michelle Vickers, LMHC-QS
Therapy for Veterans and Adults Facing Trauma, Chronic Illness, or Major Life Change
Combat does not end when someone comes home, and a diagnosis does not end at discharge. Michelle works with the whole picture, not just the symptom in front of her.
Book a free consultationVirtual sessions across Florida, based in Orlando. Most major insurance accepted, and we verify your benefits for you.
What Michelle works on most
Trauma, PTSD & Anxiety
Including anxiety sensitivity, when the body's own alarm becomes the thing you brace against.
Veterans & Military-Connected Life
The parts of service that do not translate to civilian conversation, and the version of yourself that came back.
Chronic Illness & Disability
Grief for the body you had, and the practical work of building a life around the one you have.
Life Transitions
A diagnosis, a career change, an identity that shifted underneath you. The disruptions nobody schedules time for.
About Michelle
Michelle Vickers is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor and Qualified Supervisor, based in Orlando and seeing clients by telehealth statewide. She works with adults, often veterans and military-connected people, on trauma, anxiety, chronic illness, and the life changes that arrive whether or not you were ready. She is also a National Certified Counselor and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor.
Six years as a vocational rehabilitation counselor shape how she works. She has sat with people figuring out what work looks like after an injury, what independence means after a diagnosis, and how to talk to a family that wants to help but keeps getting it wrong. That is practical knowledge, not theory.
She is currently completing a PhD in Advanced Studies in Human Behavior, with doctoral research on combat experiences and anxiety sensitivity among military veterans. Earlier in her career she worked in crisis intervention and directed clinical services for inpatient programs, and she coordinated care for court-involved clients including work on a grant-funded assisted outpatient treatment program. As a Qualified Supervisor she also trains newer Florida clinicians.
The consultation is a conversation, not a commitment
Deciding whether to start therapy is hard enough without a calendar demanding a card number. Here is the whole process.
Answer a few questions
Your state, what brings you in, and how you would pay. Under a minute.
Talk to Michelle for 15 minutes
By video, at no cost. You describe what is going on and she tells you how she would approach it.
Decide after the call
If it feels right, you book a first session. If not, we help you find someone who fits better.
What clients often say when they first reach out
Paraphrased versions of what Michelle hears most. If one of these sounds like your own head, you are in the right place.
Therapeutic approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Trauma-focused therapy
- Narrative therapy
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Mindfulness-based therapy
Also works with
- Depression
- Self-esteem
- Career stress and burnout
- Stress management
- Couples and family conflict
- Divorce and separation
- High-conflict co-parenting
- LGBTQIA+ affirming care
Who she sees
- Adults 18+
- Veterans and military-connected clients
- People with chronic illness or disability
- Court-involved and mandated-to-treatment clients
- Couples and families
- Virtually across Florida
Questions before you book
Do I need to be a veteran to see Michelle?
No. She works with adults generally, and veterans and military-connected clients are a substantial part of her caseload. If that background is part of your story, she will not need it explained twice.
Where can Michelle see clients?
Florida only. She is based in Orlando and sees clients by video statewide, and licensing requires you to be physically in Florida at the time of your appointment.
What if my main issue is my health, not my mental health?
Those are rarely separate. Michelle spent six years as a vocational rehabilitation counselor working with people navigating chronic illness and disability, so the practical and the emotional get addressed together.
Does she see couples and families?
Yes, alongside individual work. Family conflict, separation, and high-conflict co-parenting are all part of her practice, with a practical, strengths-based approach rather than a search for who is at fault.
What is a Qualified Supervisor?
It means Florida's board has approved her to supervise pre-licensed clinicians. It signals experience, and it means she is actively engaged in the standards of the profession.
How soon could I start?
Michelle is accepting new patients and usually has consultation times available within the same week.
Let's see if we're a fit
A few quick questions, then you can book a free 15-minute consultation with Michelle.