Michele Bonanno, LMHC

Therapist in Florida

Michele Bonanno is a Florida-based licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 32 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns.

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Licensed inFlorida
LicenseMH6519
NPI 1225204597
Experience32+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Michele

Michele Bonanno is a Florida-based licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 32 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. She works with adults facing challenges like self-esteem struggles, parenting strain, addiction, grief, and life transitions. Michele aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can speak honestly and find clearer ways forward.

Her style is grounded and person-centered. She listens first, then helps clients spot unhelpful patterns.

Background and approach

Michele uses practical tools to reduce intense emotions and improve daily functioning. Sessions are conversational and focused on real-world changes that fit each person's life. Over three decades of practice have given Michele experience with a wide range of issues, including attachment concerns, ADHD, chronic illness, and body image.

She draws on several therapy approaches to meet different needs rather than one fixed method. Clients can expect flexibility in how goals and techniques are chosen. Michele integrates Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships affect current connections and patterns.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people build values-driven action and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are priorities. Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled from Florida.

Michele accepts international clients and works through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. The practice emphasizes collaboration so each person gets an approach that fits their goals and life.

Credentials

LMHC (Florida): License MH6519 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1225204597 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

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

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 Michele names

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Online support

How Michele’s Approaches Work Online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and closeness. Online sessions can help people notice those patterns and try new ways of connecting and responding. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing values-based actions; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and motivation. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the person’s pace and perspective, offering empathy and support while clients find their own solutions.

Michele treats finding the right approach as a joint process. She will listen to your concerns, outline options, and try strategies together to see what fits. Goals and tools are adjusted over time based on how things are working for you.

Online formats give practical flexibility. Video calls let you work face-to-face when conversation and visual cues help. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a better fit for a shorter check-in or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, tracking progress between sessions, or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and travel.

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Frequently asked

What kinds of concerns does Michele address?

She supports adults with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, addiction, grief, ADHD, and many related challenges.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Michele uses a person-centered, collaborative style that starts with listening and then adds practical strategies to manage emotions and change unhelpful patterns.

What experience does she bring to therapy?

She has 32 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges, including attachment issues and chronic health concerns.

Where is Michele licensed and based?

She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor listed as LMHC and conducts practice from Florida.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and Michele also accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

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

How does the cost and payment work?

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 her?

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