Michele Bonanno, LMHC

Michele Bonanno is a licensed mental health counselor with 32 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship struggles. She works with individuals facing life changes, caregiving strain, addiction concerns, attention challenges, and issues around self-esteem and intimacy. Michele practices in Florida and speaks English. Michele uses straightforward, person-focused therapy. Sessions emphasize clear goals, practical skills, and steady support. She draws on methods that encourage emotional awareness and real-life change rather than jargon or one-size-fits-all fixes. Clients can expect a calm, respectful space to talk through what’s happening and try new ways of coping. Michele often blends approaches to match a person's needs, using techniques that help with mood, behavior, and relationships. She pays attention to patterns from early attachment and how they shape current difficulties. Her background includes work with a wide range of concerns such as trauma and abuse, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and issues tied to adoption or abandonment. She also addresses aging and geriatric issues and the stresses that come with life transitions. Michele aims to help people develop skills to manage symptoms and to build more satisfying daily lives. To start, clients use the platform’s matching process and schedule sessions according to availability. The approach is collaborative, practical, and paced to the person’s needs.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then act in ways that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people shift those patterns to build healthier connections.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean trying one approach first or blending techniques over time to see what helps most.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and keeping momentum between appointments. If you want online sessions, confirm the specific formats available before booking so they match your routine and technology. Many people find remote work helpful for regular check-ins, skills practice, and managing ongoing life demands without long travel times.