Michele Bonanno
Practical, compassionate mental health support
LMHC Florida
- Experience
- 32 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Michele
Michele Bonanno is a licensed mental health counselor with 32 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns in straightforward, practical ways.
Background and approach
Michele aims to make therapy feel understandable and doable for someone juggling a busy life. Her style is warm and person-centered.
Sessions focus on what matters most to the client and on small, usable steps between meetings. Michele mixes conversation with exercises and tools so people leave sessions with clear next steps.
She draws from several well-known approaches including the Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. These approaches help with emotion regulation, patterns in relationships, and shifting unhelpful thoughts into workable actions.
Michele adapts techniques to each person’s needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan. Michele has worked with a wide range of concerns over her career, including trauma and abuse, ADHD, grief, addiction, intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, eating and sleeping problems, and caregiving strain.
She also addresses attachment-related struggles, body image, and life transitions. Sessions are offered from Florida and are provided in English.
Michele accepts international clients and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Her approach emphasizes collaboration, respect, and helping people find steady ways to cope and grow.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values while learning to notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. The Gottman Method brings attention to patterns in close relationships and offers concrete practices to improve communication and reduce destructive cycles.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michele will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She blends elements from different approaches as needed, and checks in regularly to make sure the plan feels helpful and realistic.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face when schedules allow. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging offer brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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Experience
32+ years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English