- Stress and anxiety
- Attachment issues
- CBT and ACT methods
About Michele
Michele Bonanno is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 32 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, and a wide range of other issues such as ADHD, grief, and addiction.
She focuses on how patterns from the family someone grew up in influence current life. Michele helps people identify repeating roles, expectations, and communication habits that keep causing problems. Sessions emphasize clear steps and practical skills rather than abstract theory.
Michele draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral work, acceptance and commitment ideas, and attachment-based perspectives to help people notice thoughts and change unhelpful behaviors. She also uses client-centered listening to prioritize each person’s priorities and experience.
In sessions she offers straightforward feedback and concrete tools for handling intense emotions, improving relationships, and managing everyday stress. She can help with sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain, career pressure, and coping with life changes.
Michele has spent decades working with adults on issues that often trace back to early family patterns, including abandonment, attachment concerns, blended family challenges, and codependency. Those topics often appear alongside medical or caregiving stress, chronic illness, or grief, and she works with the practical impacts they create.
People who choose her typically complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Michele works in English and accepts international clients, and payment uses a cancelable subscription model.
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Michele commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based approaches along with client-centered techniques. ACT focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values; it can help with anxiety, avoidance, and motivation. Attachment-Based work looks at how early family relationships shape expectations and emotional responses, which is useful for relationship and family-of-origin concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and responding to each person’s priorities to guide the work.Choosing an approach is part of the work together. Michele will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then try techniques that fit the person’s needs. That cooperative process helps narrow what methods to use as sessions progress.
The original biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Some people find phone sessions require less bandwidth, while video supports face-to-face interaction. Discuss format preferences during the matching questionnaire and the first session to find what fits daily life best.
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Experience
32+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Michele supports adults with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, ADHD, addictions, grief, intimacy issues, and related topics listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and person-centered. She combines listening with concrete skills and feedback to address current problems and patterns rooted in family history.
How much experience does she have?
She has 32 years of clinical experience working with adults on a broad range of emotional and life challenges.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not specify session formats; confirm current options before booking to know whether sessions are video, phone, or another format.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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