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Michele Lando, LCSW

  • Experience13 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, LGBT, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Michele

Michele Lando is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 13 years of professional therapeutic experience in California. They practice from a trauma-informed, integrative perspective that blends evidence-based methods and relational work.

Background and approach

Michele emphasizes identifying strengths and building resilience while addressing concerns such as ADHD, grief, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, LGBT-related issues, and parenting. Drawing on a range of approaches, Michele combines mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral techniques with attachment-focused and emotionally-focused work to support people navigating loss, identity questions, neurodiversity, and relationship challenges.

Their practice also includes care for those dealing with chronic illness, caregiving stress, body image, and communication or control issues. Michele’s experience includes work with adoption and foster care matters, attachment wounds, and blended family dynamics.

Clients can expect a collaborative, person-centered process that attends to nervous system regulation and narrative meaning alongside practical skill-building. Michele integrates somatic-informed tools and therapy modalities to help people strengthen emotional regulation, form more stable connections, and pursue meaningful goals in daily life.

Evidence-based approaches adapted for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify personal values and take committed action toward meaningful goals while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers structured, practical tools to identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and build coping skills for anxiety, mood, and attention-related challenges. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on how emotions shape relationships and helps people increase emotional awareness and connection in close relationships.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Michele treats that choice as collaborative. They work with clients to explore which methods fit best with individual goals, preferences, and life circumstances, and adapt techniques as understanding deepens during sessions.

Online therapy with Michele is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These remote formats make it possible to maintain ongoing work across distances, fit sessions into busy routines, and use shorter or more frequent check-ins when helpful.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of struggles does Michele commonly address?
The practice focuses on concerns including ADHD, grief, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, LGBT issues, and parenting, along with related areas like attachment, adoption and foster care, chronic illness, and communication problems.
What is Michele's therapeutic style?
Michele uses a trauma-informed, integrative approach that blends mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral techniques, attachment work, and emotionally-focused methods to tailor care to each person's needs.
How much experience does Michele have working as a clinician?
They bring 13 years of professional therapeutic experience practicing in California and offering consultation alongside clinical services.
What credentials and license does Michele hold and where are they based?
Michele is an LCSW licensed in California with credential CA LCSW 82337 and practices in California.
Which languages are available for sessions and can international clients participate?
Sessions are offered in English, and Michele is not currently accepting international clients.
In what formats can someone meet with Michele?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How is cost structured for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to Michele's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

LGBTGriefSelf esteemCompassion fatigueADHD

Also works with

Parenting issues

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

13+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English

What Michele can help with

Michele Lando works with clients on LGBT, grief, self esteem, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.

Michele works with Neurodivergent/Autistic/ADHD/2e (Twice Exceptional) clients.

How Michele approaches therapy

Michele's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

Experience and training

Michele is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in California, with 13 years of clinical experience.