About Michele
Michele Lando is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 13 years of clinical practice in California. Michele brings an affirming stance toward LGBTQ people and a lived understanding of neurodiversity to each session. They focus on practical support for people coping with ADHD, grief, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and parenting stresses.
In sessions Michele mixes straightforward, evidence-informed approaches with attention to relationships and body-based responses. Clients can expect work grounded in cognitive behavioral ideas and acceptance-based practices, alongside attachment-focused conversation.
Background and approach
Therapy often includes noticing how emotions show up in the body and learning small skills to manage overwhelming moments. Michele pays close attention to life story and relationships. That can mean talking through early attachment patterns, how loyalties and losses shape choices, and where resilience has already shown up.
The goal is to identify strengths and try new ways of responding to old problems. Sessions also address work-related and caregiving strain, chronic health concerns, and themes like abandonment or codependency. Michele uses clear skill-building to help people improve communication, manage painful memories, and regain energy for daily life.
People who choose Michele will find a collaborative therapist who prioritizes practical tools and steady, compassionate support. The approach is adaptable to what a person needs - from short-term problem solving to deeper relational work. Therapy is offered in English and based in California.
Michele provides care through a mix of remote formats to fit different schedules and needs.
How different approaches work in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choosing actions that match personal values; it can help when ADHD or low motivation makes follow-through difficult. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns, and supports building more supported ways of relating to others and to oneself. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience, offering a nonjudgmental space where choices and goals guide the work.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Michele will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit. That conversation is collaborative and may shift as needs change over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels like too much. Live chat and messaging support brief check-ins, homework planning, and ongoing skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule care around work, caregiving, and medical needs.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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