Nendler "Dee" Michel, LCSW

Nendler "Dee" Michel, LCSW, brings 24 years of experience working with individuals and families in New York. He holds an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - and also has credentialing in alcoholism and substance abuse counseling. With a calm, conversational manner, he meets each person where they are and emphasizes understanding the whole person before offering guidance.

Dee combines a person-centered approach with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness practices, and motivational techniques. He often integrates life-coaching skills into therapy, supporting growth across mental, physical, and spiritual dimensions. Breathing and meditation exercises are used alongside cognitive strategies to help clients shift unhelpful perspectives and build lasting coping skills.

He works with people facing a wide range of concerns, including relationship and family struggles, parenting challenges, career transitions, self-esteem and body image issues, stress and anxiety, mood disorders, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, and intimacy-related matters. He also supports those involved with the justice and child welfare systems, and offers experience with adoption, foster care, and attachment-related issues.

Dee aims to increase clients' self-understanding and help them create practical, achievable changes. He offers straightforward, real-world advice and attentive listening to guide people through difficult times and toward the life they want.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Nendler "Dee" Michel draws on client-centered therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client's priorities guide the work. This approach focuses on listening and understanding so that goals emerge from the person rather than being imposed from outside. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and develop practical strategies to shift behavior and mood; it is commonly applied for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Mindfulness therapy introduces simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation - techniques that can support coping with distress, trauma responses, and everyday tension.

Choosing the right combination of methods is a collaborative process. Dee partners with each client to assess needs, test different techniques, and refine an approach that fits the client's goals, preferences, and life circumstances. Licensed professionals and therapists work together with clients to make adjustments as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Dee offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to access care from different locations. These options support continuity of care and make it possible to use therapeutic tools in the context of daily life, increasing the opportunity for meaningful change.