About Michele
Michele Bussell is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. She brings six years of clinical experience working in crisis residential treatment, school-based counseling, adult drug court programs, and behavioral health centers. Michele helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, mood concerns, relationship strain, and issues with self-esteem and motivation.
She starts by listening to each person’s story and recognizing their existing strengths. Michele sees clients as the experts on their own lives and builds on practical skills people already use.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals and small, manageable steps to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Her background includes hands-on work with mood disorders, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and challenges related to abandonment and attachment. Michele also supports people facing workplace stress, relationship transitions like separation, and issues common to young adults and women.
Therapy sessions are straightforward and nonjudgmental. Michele encourages clients to name difficult feelings and try new ways of coping. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person’s needs rather than a one-size-fits-all model.
People can expect a calm, practical approach aimed at increasing confidence and resilience. Michele invites clients to take small steps, try tools between sessions, and track progress over time.
How Michele’s Approaches Work Online
Michele uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One common approach emphasizes skills for managing intense emotions and panic - learning short breathing and grounding methods, then practicing them until they feel usable. This helps reduce the impact of sudden anxiety and panic attacks.Another approach centers on understanding attachment and relationship patterns. It helps people recognize repeating behaviors tied to abandonment or control issues and try different responses in everyday interactions. That work is useful for improving trust, communication, and self-worth.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Michele listens to your goals and tries methods that match your needs and preferences. She checks in regularly to see what helps and adjusts the plan as therapy progresses.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when internet bandwidth is limited or you need a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging are handy for brief updates, journaling between sessions, or when typing feels simpler than talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and continue work on stress and anxiety from wherever you are.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Control issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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