Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Michele works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Michele
Michele Albano is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience helping people sort through stress, anxiety, grief, anger, and life changes. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Michele aims to create a steady, warm space where someone can talk through what is most pressing and build a plan that fits their life.
Michele began practicing social work in New York in 1998.
Background and approach
Over the years she has supported people facing depression, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, sleep and eating concerns, and challenges tied to identity and relationships. Her long experience includes work with a wide age range and a variety of life circumstances. In sessions she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes.
She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for trauma-related concerns and mindfulness techniques to reduce stress and improve focus. These methods are explained in clear terms and applied at a pace that fits each person. Michele pays attention to daily life demands, like caregiving stress, career pressures, and midlife transitions.
She will work with people on anger, communication problems, and building self-esteem while keeping goals realistic and achievable. The approach is collaborative and centered on practical tools. Michele works from New York and provides therapy in English.
People can expect straightforward conversation, concrete coping strategies, and a focus on small steps that add up to steady progress.
What Michele works with
Everything Michele lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Michele's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michele lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Michele Uses CBT, EMDR, and Mindfulness Online
Michele commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. CBT sessions focus on clear tasks you can practice between meetings, such as tracking thoughts or trying brief behavioral experiments that reduce anxiety or improve sleep.She may use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for trauma-related symptoms. EMDR involves a structured process to address upsetting memories and reduce their intensity over time, and it can be adapted to work in remote sessions when appropriate.
Mindfulness Therapy is used to build attention and calm in everyday life. Short breathing or grounding practices are taught and then integrated into daily routines to help manage stress and improve focus.
Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. Michele will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and comfort level, and together they will pick methods that feel right. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework review, or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options help fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules without extra travel.
Questions people ask about Michele
What kinds of concerns does Michele address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, trauma and related issues like sleep, eating, and identity concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses clear, practical approaches and focuses on small, doable changes. Sessions emphasize straightforward conversation and tools you can apply between meetings.
What is her professional background?
Michele has worked as a social worker in New York since 1998 and has 25 years of clinical experience supporting people with a wide range of life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York and practices from New York.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does cost and payment work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should I take to begin working together?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.