Michele Lando, LCSW
Compassionate Narrative-focused therapy
Details
| Name | Michele Lando |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | California |
| Licensed in | California |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 13 |
About Michele
Michele Lando is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 13 years of experience practicing in California. Michele offers a respectful, curiosity-driven style that helps people untangle difficult feelings and rebuild confidence. They identify as non-binary and LGBTQIA affirming, and speak English.
Michele uses Narrative Therapy to help people make sense of their stories. Sessions focus on spotting strengths and separating a person from the problem they face. Everyday language and concrete examples guide those conversations.
Background and approach
They also draw on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients take meaningful action. These approaches are used to manage worry, ADHD symptoms, grief, and low self-esteem. Michele explains skills clearly and practices them in session.
Attachment-Based and client-centered ideas shape how Michele approaches relationships and parenting concerns. The work emphasizes building safer-feeling connections and improving communication. Michele uses somatic tools and mindfulness when stress or past trauma shows up in the body.
Michele pays attention to caregiver strain and compassion fatigue as well as adoption and foster care issues. They also support people navigating abandonment, aging concerns, autism and Asperger syndrome, body image, chronic illness, and other listed challenges. The tone is practical and hopeful, focused on small steps toward more resilience.
What this therapist works with
Their listing names LGBT, Grief, Self esteem among the things Michele works with, alongside the areas below.
- 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 listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in their listing among their approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Michele among the ways they work.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways they work.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways they work.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Michele among the ways they work.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Michele among the ways they work.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Michele among the ways they work.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways they work.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Michele among the ways they work.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways they work.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways they work.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways they work.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Michele among the ways they work.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Michele directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how they work. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Michele directly how they use it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and Action-Oriented Work Translate Online
The online setting can support Narrative Therapy by offering a place to tell and reframe personal stories. In this approach Michele helps people name their experiences, highlight strengths, and look for new meanings. That process often reduces shame and opens options for change.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and choose values-based actions. Online ACT sessions focus on simple exercises and real-life commitments that fit a person’s daily routines. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current bonds and communication, and it guides small steps toward feeling more connected and understood.
Michele treats finding the right mix of approaches as a team effort. They will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try techniques together and adjust as needed. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that fits real life.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill practice, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for brief check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect between sessions. These options make therapy flexible and easier to fit into busy schedules.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Michele commonly help with?
Michele works with issues such as LGBT concerns, grief, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and parenting challenges. Additional areas include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, chronic illness, body image, and related stressors.
What is Michele's therapeutic style like?
The approach blends Narrative Therapy with client-centered listening. Sessions emphasize strengths, clear language, and practical tools from ACT and CBT to address emotions and behavior.
How much clinical experience does Michele have?
Michele has 13 years of professional therapeutic experience practicing in California. That experience includes independent practice work and consultation.
What credentials and region are listed for Michele?
Michele holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, listed as CA LCSW, and practices 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.
What session formats are available online?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.
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