About Michelle
Michelle Bonner is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 17 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, cope with life changes, and address family and parenting concerns. She also supports those working on self-esteem and healing from trauma.
Michelle uses straightforward, practical conversations to understand what matters most to each client. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps that fit into busy lives. She adapts her approach to the issue at hand rather than following a single method.
How Michelle works
Her work includes support for adoption and foster care issues, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, communication problems, and mood concerns. Michelle also has experience with post-traumatic stress, domestic violence, sexual assault and abuse, and multicultural and prejudice-related stresses. Therapy draws from client-centered methods that prioritize the person in the room.
Cognitive behavioral tools are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Trauma-focused strategies help process difficult memories so daily life becomes more manageable. Michelle practices in California and conducts sessions in English.
She explains options clearly and helps people choose the format that best fits their schedule and needs. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she aims to make that step as simple and respectful as possible.
Michelle lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Michelle works with
The areas below are the ones Michelle selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How Michelle’s approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person without judgment. It helps people feel heard and shapes therapy around their priorities rather than imposing a set plan. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches simple tools to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, mood challenges, and stress management. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps process difficult memories in a gradual, paced way so symptoms interfere less with daily life and relationships.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Michelle will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match goals, comfort level, and what has or hasn’t helped before. The plan can change as progress is made and new needs appear.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or be easier with limited bandwidth. Live chat and text are good for quick check-ins, brief skills practice, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit consistent care into a busy life and try approaches that suit day-to-day routines.
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