Michele Stolper

Michele Stolper is a licensed clinical social worker who helps adults facing stressful life changes. She works with people coping with anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and the shock of separation or divorce. Her tone is steady and practical, focused on what people can do next rather than on labels.

Michele offers a calm, nonjudgmental space for clients to talk through painful moments and confusing choices. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients identify unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding. Sessions aim to strengthen coping skills, reduce overwhelm, and restore a clearer sense of direction.

Her work pays attention to the effects of caregiving, grief, and health-related stress, including cancer and hospice issues. She also supports people dealing with attachment concerns, codependency, infidelity, and guilt or shame. Michele helps people untangle family problems and find practical next steps.

With 14 years of experience as a LICSW and LCSW licensed in Washington, D.C. and Florida, she combines real-world experience with an emphasis on gradual progress. She often focuses on building resilience and reclaiming purpose after major life shifts.

Conversations in sessions are collaborative and straightforward. Michele helps clients set achievable goals, practice new skills between meetings, and notice small changes that add up over time.

How evidence-based methods translate to online care

Michele uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people change unhelpful patterns and build coping skills. One common approach focuses on noticing and adjusting thought patterns that increase anxiety and depression, which can help with worry, low mood, and decision-making. Another approach emphasizes building emotional awareness and safer attachment patterns to improve how people relate to others and manage relationship stress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences, and will adjust strategies over time as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since the biography does not specify formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins during a lunch break or between appointments. It can also make it simpler to continue care after a major life change when routines are disrupted. Michele and other licensed professionals can discuss which way of meeting will best support your goals.