Michele Bonanno, LMHC

Michele Bonanno is a licensed mental health counselor with 32 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD, addictions, grief, and relationship concerns. Michele listens closely and offers calm guidance so people can find clearer footing when life feels overwhelming.

Her practice focuses on practical, person-centered work. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Michele uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of coping.

Attachment-based ideas and elements of dialectical behavior therapy appear in her work when emotional regulation and relationship patterns matter. Michele pays attention to how past losses, abandonment, or adoption and fostering experiences show up in everyday life. She also supports people dealing with illness, caregiving strain, body image, and career shifts.

Michele takes a collaborative approach. She and the person in therapy set priorities together, track progress, and adjust strategies when needed. Her style aims to be respectful, steady, and practical so people can build routines that reduce distress and increase confidence.

Based in Florida, Michele brings decades of experience to sessions while keeping the focus on what helps most right now. She invites clients to explore concerns at a pace that feels manageable and to work toward clearer thinking and steadier coping.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Michele uses acceptance and commitment therapy to help people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck, and to clarify what matters most so they can take small steps toward those values. Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to identify thinking patterns that feed anxiety or depression and to practice different responses that reduce symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michele will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is tracked and priorities change.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules require them. Licensed professionals often adapt exercises, homework, and skills practice to work well over distance so therapy remains focused and practical.