Michele Bonanno, LMHC

Michele Bonanno, LMHC, brings 32 years of therapeutic experience to individuals navigating stress, anxiety, trauma, and a wide range of life transitions. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, she combines deep clinical knowledge with a compassionate, person-centered stance that honors each person’s unique story and strengths.

Michele works with concerns that include self-esteem, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy-related difficulties, and challenges with eating and sleeping. She also supports clients facing parenting struggles, career questions, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes, while addressing compassion fatigue and caregiver stress.

Her practice integrates multiple evidence-informed approaches to help clients uncover patterns, build insight, and develop practical strategies for emotional well-being. Michele emphasizes collaborative work, supporting people as they explore deeper emotional patterns such as isolation, shame, and empowerment, and helping them craft sustainable ways to manage daily stresses and complex emotional reactions.

Whether the focus is processing trauma, improving relationships, or fostering personal growth, Michele offers steady, respectful guidance. She aims to create a therapeutic space where clients can reflect, learn, and move toward lasting change at a pace that suits them.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Michele draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to support clients in online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them, learn to accept difficult thoughts and feelings, and commit to actions that align with their values - it is useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and early bonds, helping clients understand how attachment styles shape intimacy, trust, and relational difficulties. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and collaboration, giving individuals a respectful space to explore their experience and build self-understanding.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Michele works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy with Michele is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for busy schedules and varied comfort levels. These options make it easier to access regular support across different time zones and life circumstances, while allowing therapists to tailor session format to the work being done and the client’s day-to-day needs.