- Years in practice
- 32
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Michele
Michele Bonanno is a licensed mental health counselor with 32 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, and grief. She works with adults who are juggling life changes, career pressures, or repeated emotional patterns that get in the way of daily life.
Michele uses straightforward language and practical steps so parents and caregivers can try new approaches right away. Her sessions focus on real problems and real skills.
Background and approach
Michele blends evidence-based techniques with a warm, listening style. She helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts, try small behavior changes, and practice emotional regulation tools that fit their routines. Michele draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people clarify values and change unhelpful thinking.
Attachment-Based and Client-Centered methods inform how she attends to relationships and emotional safety in the room. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed. Over three decades she has supported people across many life situations including parenting strain, addiction concerns, chronic illness stress, and complicated grief.
Michele aims to make therapy practical and applicable between sessions. She encourages realistic goals and step-by-step progress. Sessions are offered in English and Michele practices in Florida.
She accepts international clients and offers several remote formats. The first steps are simple: complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a session that fits your life.
What Michele works with
Everything Michele lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Michele helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michele lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Michele commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name what matters to them and take small steps toward those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and trying practical behavior changes to reduce distress and improve routines.She also brings elements of Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches when relationship patterns or emotional connection are central concerns. These methods prioritize a respectful, listening stance and aim to strengthen how people relate to themselves and others. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process; she will work with you to identify what matches your goals, needs, and comfort level as therapy progresses.
Online therapy lets people fit sessions into busy lives through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and skill practice. Phone calls can be a good option when video would be difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can be handy for brief check-ins, homework questions, or shorter coaching-style touchpoints. These options offer flexibility while still allowing therapists to guide skills practice and track progress.
Questions people ask about Michele
What concerns does Michele commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, addictions, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and direct. She focuses on practical skills and clear steps that clients can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She is a licensed mental health counselor with 32 years of clinical experience working with adults across a wide range of concerns.
Where is she based and licensed?
She practices in Florida and holds the credential FL LMHC as a licensed mental health counselor.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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