- Years in practice
- 13
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Michele
Michele Lando is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of experience. They offer a direct, calm approach that aims to help parents handle stress, grief, and the everyday strains of caregiving. Michele brings trauma-informed, integrative methods into sessions.
They draw on mindfulness, cognitive behavioral techniques, attachment work, and emotionally-focused tools to address self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related stress. The tone is practical and collaborative rather than strictly clinical.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on identifying strengths and making small, useful changes. Michele helps people notice patterns that get in the way and practices new responses in-session and between meetings. Parents are invited to try short exercises and simple skills that fit into a busy day.
With experience across grief, LGBT concerns, adoption and foster care, and caregiver stress, Michele adapts what they offer to each person’s needs. They also work with people navigating attachment issues, body image, chronic illness, and communication challenges. The goal is increased resilience and clearer priorities.
Michele sees therapy as a partnership. They use plain language, check in often about goals, and adjust pace to what feels manageable. People leave with practical tools, clearer thinking, and steps to improve relationships and daily functioning.
What Michele works with
Everything Michele lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Michele helps people with.
- LGBT
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Parenting issues
- Abandonment
- 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
- 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
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- 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
Approaches Michele lists
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches for online parenting and stress support
Michele commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify values and take small, meaningful actions even when feelings are hard. ACT often helps with motivation, chronic stress, and learning to live alongside difficult emotions.Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at relationship patterns and how they affect interactions and caregiving. This work helps people notice how early bonds shape expectations and then practice different ways of connecting in present relationships.
Client-Centered Therapy offers a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the person sets the agenda and the therapist follows. That approach is useful when someone needs to be heard and make sense of complicated feelings before trying new strategies.
Michele treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. They will talk with each person about goals, try a method, and adapt based on what feels helpful. The plan can change over time as needs shift.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversations and guided exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging let people share thoughts between sessions and fit therapy into busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Michele
What issues does Michele commonly address?
Michele works with concerns such as LGBT issues, grief, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and parenting challenges. They also address attachment, adoption and foster care matters, caregiver stress, and chronic illness impacts.
What is Michele's approach in sessions?
Therapy blends trauma-informed, integrative methods with practical skills. Michele uses mindfulness, cognitive behavioral ideas, attachment-focused and emotionally-focused tools to help people practice changes between sessions.
How much clinical experience does Michele have?
Michele has 13 years of professional therapeutic experience working in California. That background includes supporting people through grief, neurodivergent needs, and caregiver challenges.
What credentials and location are on record?
They hold a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential (LCSW) and practice in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with Michele?
International clients are not currently accepted; Michele works with people located within the therapist's permitted regions.
What formats are used for therapy sessions?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the client's needs.
How do I begin therapy with Michele?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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