Michele Bonanno, LMHC
Florida · 32 years in practice
Michele Bonanno is a licensed mental health counselor with 32 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
License and registration
- LMHC, Florida
- MH6519 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1225204597 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 32
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Michele
Michele Bonanno is a licensed mental health counselor with 32 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She works with adults who are facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, addiction, and major life changes. Michele aims to make hard problems feel more manageable through steady support and practical steps.
Her style is warm and person-centered. She listens first, then helps people name what matters most to them.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on building insight and everyday skills that can be used between appointments. Michele draws on a range of approaches to suit each person's needs. Michele uses Jungian ideas to explore personal meaning and life narratives.
She also uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thinking and from acceptance and commitment therapy to clarify values and action. Attachment-based ideas inform work on relationships and emotional patterns. People who come to Michele often want both deeper self-understanding and concrete tools.
She supports clients in navigating identity, intimacy-related struggles, and career or caregiving stress. Michele pays attention to patterns that repeat across relationships and life stages. Her work can address specific concerns like ADHD, bipolar symptoms, sleep and eating issues, or chronic pain alongside broader goals such as building self-esteem and coping skills.
Michele blends exploration with practical strategies so people leave sessions with clearer next steps.
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
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Jungian Therapy looks at life stories, symbols, and patterns to help people find meaning and greater self-understanding; it can be useful for those wanting to explore identity, repeating relationship themes, or deeper life transitions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches skills to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying personal values and taking committed action toward them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns affect present bonds and emotional responses, helping people improve closeness and emotional regulation.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Michele will work together with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in early sessions. That collaborative planning helps shape a tailored path that can include exploration, skill-building, or both.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth or screen time is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can support brief check-ins or ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule care around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping continuity of support.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Michele help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and family concerns, grief, addictions, parenting strain, career changes, and related issues listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-centered and collaborative, combining listening and reflection with concrete skills and steps people can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Michele has 32 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credential LMHC and is licensed in Florida as a Florida LMHC practicing in that state.
Can sessions be conducted in other countries or languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Michele accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Work can be done through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
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?
Start by pressing the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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