Myles Machado, LCSW

Myles Machado is a Florida-based licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship strain. He approaches each person as the expert on their own life and offers steady support as they work toward more satisfying days. His style is direct and warm, aimed at practical change rather than labels or jargon.

Myles uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. He also draws on client-centered methods to listen closely and follow what matters most to the client. He blends skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness to teach emotional regulation and present-moment grounding.

Sessions focus on everyday steps that make life easier. Clients can expect concrete tools for coping with panic, low mood, addictive urges, or work-related stress. Myles also addresses parenting strain, caregiver stress, chronic illness concerns, and challenges tied to attachment or abandonment issues.

He brings seven years of professional experience to his practice and holds the LCSW credential - Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Myles works with people on communication problems, forgiveness, impulsivity, infidelity, and isolation or loneliness. He also supports those navigating cancer, hospice and end-of-life conversations, and chronic pain or disability.

Therapy begins with a short conversation to set goals and pick helpful strategies. Sessions emphasize small, doable changes and clear skills to practice between meetings. Myles offers work that is collaborative, focused, and suited to the client's pace.

How practical therapies translate to online sessions

CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test them against real life. In online sessions this looks like setting small behavioral experiments, tracking mood and thoughts between meetings, and practicing new ways of responding to stress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration, giving people space to set the agenda while the therapist offers reflective feedback and support. DBT teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, such as distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be practiced in short exercises during sessions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to understand goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Methods can be combined and adjusted over time so therapy matches what actually helps in day-to-day life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video is useful for in-depth work and skill coaching, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows for quick check-ins, and messaging supports brief reflections or homework between appointments. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and to use tools in real situations.