Michele Lando, LCSW

Licensed in California · 13 years in practice

Michele Lando is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 13 years of experience to therapy.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 82337 · expires February 2026
NPI: 1205389095 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 13
Languages: English

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About Michele

Michele Lando is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 13 years of experience to therapy. They describe their practice as trauma-informed and integrative, and they aim to create a calm, direct space where people can talk about what matters most to them. Michele centers sessions on practical tools and clear goals.

They use mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral strategies to help people manage day-to-day stress and build healthier habits. Emotion-focused and attachment-informed approaches guide work on relationships and self-worth.

Background and approach

Their background includes work with neurodivergent people, including those who identify as autistic, ADHD, or twice-exceptional. Michele also helps clients coping with grief, compassion fatigue, body image, and the challenges of parenting. They are LGBTQIA affirming and attentive to identity-related concerns.

In session, Michele mixes skills practice with narrative and relational work. That can mean learning new ways to respond to stress, naming strengths, and rehearsing different actions. Somatic and attachment techniques are used when nervous-system regulation or past trauma are part of the picture.

People come for short-term problem solving and for longer work on deeper patterns. Michele explains options, matches strategies to current needs, and adjusts the approach over time. Their California license is LCSW, which they use to guide clinical decisions and coordinate care when needed.

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

How Michele's Approaches Work Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then move toward actions that matter to them. It is useful for anxiety, low motivation, and values-based change. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationship patterns and emotional bonds, helping people understand how early connections affect current relationships and build more supported ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience, with the therapist offering empathy and acceptance so clients can explore their own goals and solutions.

Michele treats finding the right approach as a team effort. They talk with each person about their needs and goals, try out tools in session, and adjust the plan if something isn't working. The process is collaborative and paced to what the person can manage in real life.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video lets people work face to face for skills practice and attachment work. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or work when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief updates, skill rehearsal, and steady progress between longer sessions.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Michele address?

Michele works with issues such as grief, self-esteem, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and concerns related to LGBT identity. Additional focuses include abandonment, attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and communication problems.

What is Michele's therapy style like?

Sessions are trauma-informed and integrative, blending mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral techniques, attachment work, and emotion-focused approaches. The style is practical and collaborative, with skills practice and narrative work to help people make changes.

How much clinical experience does Michele have?

Michele has 13 years of professional therapeutic experience in clinical practice. That background informs work with neurodivergent clients and people coping with complex grief or caregiver stress.

Where is Michele licensed and based?

Michele holds a California LCSW license and practices in California. Location details beyond the state are not provided here.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. Michele does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats allow for flexible pacing and different ways to check in between longer meetings.

How does pricing work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is handled through a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Michele?

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