About
- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Trauma-informed care
About Michelle
Michelle Bonner is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 17 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, work through family and parenting concerns, and cope with life changes. Michelle also addresses self-esteem, trauma, and mood-related struggles.
She uses straightforward conversation and practical techniques in sessions. That can mean working on clearer communication, setting steady routines around parenting, or learning small skills to reduce anxiety. Michelle draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral methods and mindfulness to make changes feel doable.
Her work includes issues connected to adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, and family of origin problems. She also supports people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault or abuse, and others processing post-traumatic stress. Multicultural concerns and experiences of prejudice and discrimination are part of her focus as well.
Michelle blends longer-term work with focused problem-solving. Solution-focused methods are used when people want practical steps and quicker relief. Trauma-focused approaches are part of the plan when past events continue to affect daily life.
Sessions are intended to be collaborative and paced to the client's needs. Michelle aims to help people build clearer communication, steadier routines, and stronger coping strategies. If you are juggling family responsibilities or parenting strain, she offers a calm, practical way to talk things through.
How sessions work
How Michelle integrates approaches in online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's concerns. The therapist aims to reflect what matters to the client and shape sessions around those priorities. This approach helps when someone needs to sort through family feelings or decide next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into practical parts - thoughts, actions, and reactions - and teaches concrete techniques to change patterns. It can help reduce anxiety, manage mood shifts, and improve day-to-day functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Michelle will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. That collaborative process often means adjusting techniques over time until they feel helpful.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around parenting, work, and caregiving responsibilities. They can also allow shorter check-ins or sessions that avoid travel, which helps keep therapy consistent during busy weeks.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which home and family issues does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, family problems, parenting concerns, and self-esteem issues. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, blended family issues, and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses plain conversation and practical techniques, combining client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral and solution-focused methods. Sessions aim to build skills for communication, routines, and coping.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional experience working with family and parenting related concerns and related issues such as trauma and mood disorders.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (CA LMFT) practicing from California.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.