Michele Forte

Michele Forte is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 20 years of practice. She works with people facing grief, low self-esteem, motivation struggles, and major life changes. Michele also offers executive and professional success coaching and helps people consider life purpose and midlife transitions.

In sessions she focuses on clear conversation and practical planning. Michele listens to what matters most and helps break concerns into small, manageable steps. She uses questions, reflection, and planning rather than technical jargon. Clients can expect direct feedback and collaborative decision making about next steps.

Her background includes two decades of helping people move through loss, relationship rupture, and workplace pressures. Michele draws on experience with divorce, infidelity, isolation, financial strain, and career doubts. That experience informs how she frames choices and priorities with clients.

She adapts discussions to fit each person’s situation, combining coaching-style goal work with clinical attention to emotions. This can mean setting short-term goals, practicing clearer communication, or testing small changes in daily routines. Michele helps people measure progress and adjust plans as needed.

Sessions aim to be practical and focused on what clients can try between meetings. Michele encourages steady steps rather than big leaps. Her approach suits people who want direct conversation about next moves, responsibilities, and purpose in life.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Michele works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach is problem-focused work that identifies specific obstacles and sets step-by-step goals; this helps with career decisions, workplace issues, and financial planning. Another approach emphasizes emotion-focused discussion where feelings around loss or relationship rupture are named, understood, and connected to coping strategies; this is useful for grief and infidelity concerns.

Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. Michele will review what you want to address, try approaches that fit your goals, and adjust plans based on what helps most. The focus is on testing manageable steps and measuring small changes rather than promising a single solution.

The biography does not list which session formats she uses, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time, and check in from a quieter spot. Some formats can allow shorter check-ins or phone-only meetings when video is not practical. Discuss format and schedule when you complete the matching questionnaire so sessions align with your daily life.