Relationship therapy and coaching for women in New York & Florida who are ready to understand their patterns, heal from what hurt them, and build something real - with a partner, and with themselves.​​
Maybe you've recognized the red flags and stayed anyway. Maybe love has felt more like anxiety, worry, or walking on eggshells than it has felt like safety and peace. Maybe you've given so much of yourself that you're not sure who you are outside of your relationships. You keep attracting the same kind of partner, falling into the same dynamics, and some part of you knows it's time to understand why.
Michelle Listens specializes in relationship therapy and coaching for women who are ready to go deeper into their relationships, their patterns, and themselves. With over 58 years of combined clinical experience, Michelle and her team provide evidence-based therapy and transformational coaching for women in New York and Florida who are done just surviving. Whether you're navigating a difficult relationship, recovering from heartbreak or emotional abuse, or struggling with anxious attachment, we can help. You deserve to understand why you keep ending up here and to finally find a real way through.
Understanding Your Options
Coaching vs. Therapy
Both are powerful paths to growth. Knowing the difference helps you choose what's right for you, right now.
Coaching
Coaching focuses on the present and future; where you want to go and how to get there. The goal is to clarify your goals, build momentum, and create lasting change. It's best suited for someone who is functioning well and ready to grow, shift, or step into something new. The approach is collaborative and strengths-based, with the understanding that you are the expert on your own life. Sessions feel like an energising conversation that leaves you with clarity and a clear next step. Coaching is often shorter-term, made up of goal-focused packages or sessions.
Therapy
Therapy focuses on the past and present; understanding how your history shapes you today. The goal is to process emotions, heal wounds, and develop insight into deep-rooted patterns. It's designed for someone experiencing emotional distress, mental health challenges, or unresolved trauma. The approach is clinical and evidence-based, as the therapist is a trained mental health professional. Sessions feel like a safe, deep exploration to understand and process your inner world. Therapy is often longer-term, especially when working through complex or deep-rooted issues. It's best when you want to heal from the past, manage mental health, or understand deeply rooted patterns.
Available in-person in Commack, NY and via telehealth across New York and Florida.
What working with us looks like:
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Warm, clinically grounded guidance from a team that truly listens
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Practical tools you'll actually use in real moments
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A private, unhurried space to feel, think, and heal
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A team that meets you exactly where you are
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Available in-person in Commack, NY and via telehealth across New York and Florida.
If you're ready to understand yourself more deeply, do the real work in your relationships, and finally feel at home in your own life, this is where it starts.