Michele Bonanno, LMHC
Experienced narrative-oriented counselor
Details
| Name | Michele Bonanno |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 32 |
About Michele
Michele Bonanno is a licensed mental health counselor with 32 years of practice. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, ADHD, addictions, and self-esteem struggles. Michele also supports those dealing with grief, relationship issues, intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and career transitions.
Her approach centers on listening and storytelling. She uses Narrative therapy to help people separate themselves from problems and rewrite difficult life chapters. Michele combines this with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy tools to build practical coping skills and clearer thinking.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be conversational and focused on what matters most to the client. Michele invites clients to name their goals, notice patterns, and try small changes between meetings. She balances empathy with straightforward techniques that people can use in daily life.
Over her career she has worked with a wide range of issues, including chronic illness, caregiving stress, body image, attachment concerns, and blended family dynamics. Her work also touches on addiction, bipolar disorder, eating and sleeping problems, and compassion fatigue. Michele practices in Florida as an FL LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor.
She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Practical formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem among the things Michele works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Michele among the ways she works.
- 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 she works. 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 she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Michele’s Approaches Work Online
Many clients benefit from Narrative therapy, which helps separate a person from the problem by examining life stories and finding new meanings. This approach is useful for issues like identity struggles, attachment patterns, grief, and relationship concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify values and take small, meaningful steps even when difficult thoughts or feelings remain. ACT is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build safer ways of relating to others.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Michele will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels helpful. Together they’ll try techniques and adjust the plan as needed so the work matches the client’s life and values.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you work face to face when visual connection matters. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or to use brief written reflections. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Michele help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, addictions, low self-esteem, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and career changes.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Michele uses a collaborative, conversational style that focuses on stories people tell about their lives. She helps clients notice patterns and test small changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Michele has 32 years of clinical experience working with a broad range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location apply?
She is an FL LMHC, which stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida. Her practice is based in Florida.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Michele?
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