Michelle Robin Gould, EdD, Licensed Mental Health Counselor

@michellerobingould.com

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Online psychotherapy for Florida adults who are quietly struggling with habits they wish they could shake. NBCC-approved CEs for MH professionals. Website: https://michellerobingould.com/ Book here: https://forms.gle/kNpcFL3noXAaJTdE8

Look at your daily habits and ask yourself if they are causing you to evolve or revolve. Are you moving forward, or just moving in circles? — author unknown Background is an abstract design in swirled hues of cream, peach, rust, and mauve.
“Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.” ― Dalai Lama Background: abstract design of teardrops in bright colors
Abstract background with flowing layers of peach, coral, lavender, purple, and blue. Centered dark-purple text reads: “Time flows in the same way for all human beings; every human being flows through time in a different way.” — Yasunari Kawabata. A small michellerobingould.com label appears near the bottom.
An inspirational quote graphic featuring a central white circle superimposed over a vibrant, multicolored watercolor splash background of reds, yellows, greens, and pinks. Inside the circle, the black text reads: "Life is full of mystery. The mystery is our invitation to let go and to embrace uncertainty with the fullness of our being. This is how hope becomes our bearing. It’s how it becomes our compass in uncertain times." Below the quote, it is attributed to "JOE PRIMO". Arched along the upper right outer edge of the circle is the website text "MICHELLEROBINGOULD.COM". A small geometric logo made of colorful overlapping triangles sits in the bottom left corner.
A quote by Elle Sommer is displayed in bold black text centered on a pastel, iridescent, holographic background that reflects shades of pink, blue, and yellow. The quote reads: "Beautiful one, you will never see how incredibly capable you are while you let your present experiences control your thinking." A small, minimalist geometric line logo icon sits in the bottom left corner, and a small website URL is visible in the bottom right corner for michellerobingould.com.
A man stands on a rocky peak beneath dark, storm-filled clouds, looking upward. Large white text over the clouds reads, “The essence of resilience is realizing that every storm has the power to cultivate the seeds of your inner strength.” — Ross Arntson. The image includes michellerobingould.com and a multicolored geometric logo at the bottom.
"To live is so startling it leaves little time for other occupations." ― Emily Dickinson Background: Abstract design of circles in burgundy, dark gray, beige, taupe, and mauve.
“It looks as if there were a single ultimate goal for mankind, a far goal toward which all persons strive. This is called variously by different authors self-actualization, self-realization, integration, psychological health, individuation, autonomy, creativity, productivity, but they all agree that this amounts to realizing the potentialities of the person, that is to say, becoming fully human, everything that person can be.” ― Abraham Maslow Background: Woman leaning on a windowsill reading a book.
“Whenever you become anxious or stressed, outer purpose has taken over." - Eckhart Tolle Background: Abstract art in Cubism style in orange, pink, teal, black, and cream.
“I will have to remember ‘I am here today to cross the swamp, not to fight all the alligators.’” - Rosamund and Benjamin Zander
"Surrender isn’t a sacrifice of the known, but rather a celebration of the infinite." ~ Nipun Mehta Background: Bold abstract design in orange, pink, neon green, dark blue, purple, and pale yellow, giving the sense of a hot air balloon about to float into the sky.
“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” — T.S. Eliot Background: a woman watches the sun rise over the horizon while perched on a large boulder in a mountainous area.
Quote on black background on top of a Dadaism-style abstract background in yellow, pink, orange, teal, blue, black, and white. “We all change, when you think about it. We're all different people; all through our lives, and that's okay, that's good. You've gotta keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be" - Dr. Who, The Eleventh Doctor
“Beware the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world.” — Ben Okri. Quote in a cream-colored box on top of a Dadaism-style abstract background in blue, red, mustard, black, orange, and cream.
"He who suffers before it is necessary suffers more than is necessary." ~ Seneca Background: Tense man holds his hand to his forehead and appears to be overwhelmed by anxiety.
Don't hold on to anyone or anything that makes you feel like crap. Background shows two people pulling each other closer with their hands around each other's torsos.
“Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.” ~Theodore Roethke Background: Abstract mountain with a winding path.
"Meditation gives us the opportunity to experience our emotions naked and fresh, free from the labels of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’, ‘should’ and ‘shouldn't’.” Pema Chödrön Background: watercolor abstract clouds in pink, orange, yellow, and cyan.
“Like the wind that carries one ship east and another west, the law of autosuggestion will lift you up or pull you down according to the way that you set your sails of thought.” ― Napoleon Hill Background: A watercolor painting of a ship pushing through a stormy sea with hues of blue, purple, pink, red, and orange.
"Overthinking is a trauma response to growing up around critical and dismissive people." ~ Barlas Günay
“In order to change skins, evolve into new cycles, I feel one has to learn to discard. If one changes internally, one should not continue to live with the same objects. They reflect one’s mind and psyche of yesterday. I throw away what has no dynamic, living use.” — Anaïs Nin