Michele Lando, LCSW

Therapist in California

Michele Lando is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in California.

Licensed inCalifornia
License82337
NPI 1205389095
Experience13+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Michele

Michele Lando is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in California. Michele brings 13 years of experience to therapy and centers work around attachment-based ideas to help clients build safer, more reliable ways of relating. They describe an affirming approach for LGBTQIA people and for neurodivergent clients, including those with ADHD and autism traits.

Michele uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. Clients can expect help with grief, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and parenting stress.

Background and approach

Michele also addresses concerns like abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and communication problems. The approach blends acceptance and commitment techniques, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, and emotionally-focused work on relationships. Michele draws on attachment-based ideas to identify patterns in relationships and to build stronger emotional connection and regulation skills.

In session, Michele often uses mindfulness and somatic methods to help calm the nervous system and process difficult memories. Therapy can include storytelling and exploring life patterns to find strengths and practical steps forward. This mix aims to strengthen resilience and practical coping skills.

Michele works with people who need focused support for identity, loss, and life transitions. Sessions are framed to set clear goals and to practice new ways of handling stress and relationships. The tone is compassionate and direct, matching each person’s needs and pace.

Credentials

LCSW (California): License 82337 · expires February 2026
NPI: 1205389095 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Michele lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

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 names

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Online support

Attachment-informed care and practical online tools

Michele combines Attachment-Based Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in sessions. Attachment-based work looks at relationship patterns and helps people build more predictable ways of connecting and responding. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying values, accepting difficult thoughts, and taking actions that match what matters to the client.

Client-Centered Therapy is also part of Michele’s approach, offering attentive listening and a nonjudgmental space where a person’s own goals steer the work. Together these approaches help with grief, building self-esteem, managing compassion fatigue, and navigating identity and neurodivergent-related concerns. Michele will discuss which methods fit best and will adapt the plan as progress and needs change; choosing an approach is a collaborative process between therapist and client.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit shorter check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to maintain regular contact while working toward goals.

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Frequently asked

What concerns does Michele commonly help with?

Michele helps with grief, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related struggles, and parenting stress. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, adoption and foster care concerns, chronic illness, and communication problems.

What is Michele’s therapeutic style?

The style is integrative and down-to-earth, blending attachment-based ideas with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral tools, and client-centered listening. Sessions focus on practical skills, emotional connection, and nervous-system calming techniques.

How much clinical experience does Michele have?

Michele has 13 years of professional therapeutic experience, working in independent practice and providing consultation in Northern California.

What credentials and state license does Michele hold?

Michele is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and holds a California LCSW credential.

Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. Michele is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with Michele?

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