About Michele
Michele Rowland-Bird is a licensed clinical social worker with 28 years of experience in California. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and life changes. Michele aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for busy parents and adults.
She speaks English and uses clear, everyday language in sessions. Michele focuses on teaching cognitive behavioral skills that people can use between sessions. She helps clients notice unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more realistic thoughts.
How Michele works
As thoughts shift, emotions and behavior often follow, which opens the door to change. Her work also addresses relationship strains, parenting challenges, self-harm concerns, LGBT issues, self-esteem, and career-related stress. Michele’s style is attentive and action-oriented, with steps clients can try right away.
She does not offer messaging-only therapy or couples therapy. Clients can work with Michele by scheduling video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. She draws on nearly three decades of practice to guide people through practical tools and problem-solving.
Michele encourages a collaborative approach where goals are set together and progress is tracked. Starting therapy can feel hard, and Michele aims to make the process easier to begin. She supports people as they learn new skills, cope with setbacks, and build more balanced ways of thinking and acting.
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What Michele works with
The areas below are the ones Michele selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 28 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How CBT and online sessions work together
Michele uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more realistic ones. This approach targets symptoms of anxiety and depression by creating small experiments and practicing new thinking and behavior between sessions.The focus on skills makes CBT easy to adapt to remote work. Michele can demonstrate thought records, behavioral experiments, and simple coping exercises during video calls or walk clients through them over the phone. These methods suit people who want concrete steps and short-term tools to reduce distress.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Michele works with clients to decide whether CBT fits their goals and adjusts techniques based on progress and preference. She discusses what is working and what needs changing so treatment stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let therapists and clients use visual cues and screen-shared worksheets. Phone sessions can be a good option if bandwidth or camera use is an issue. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to check in between sessions or use brief exchanges when schedules are tight. These options help therapy fit into everyday life and make it easier to keep momentum.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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