Michele Albano

Michele Albano is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and life transitions. She creates a calm, compassionate space where clients can talk at their own pace and focus on what matters most. Michele aims to tailor each session to individual needs so people can better manage daily demands and feel steadier in their lives.

She has worked in a variety of settings and with people across the lifespan, from children to older adults. That background has shaped a practical style that mixes clear strategies with empathic listening. Michele uses approaches that target symptoms, build coping skills, and process difficult memories so clients feel more able to handle their day-to-day challenges.

Michele often combines cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness practices to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different responses. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to address traumatic memories when appropriate. Sessions focus on concrete steps, skill building, and gradual change rather than abstract theory.

Her work includes support for caregiving stress, aging and geriatric issues, and hospice and end-of-life counseling alongside a broad range of other concerns. Michele pays attention to relationship and communication problems, parenting challenges, and career-related stress as part of a whole-life approach.

People who choose Michele can expect steady, respectful guidance and practical tools to use between meetings. She welcomes questions about how therapy might fit into a busy day and is ready to help plan a manageable path forward.

How Michele Uses CBT, EMDR, and Mindfulness Online

Michele uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT focuses on small experiments and clear skills to reduce worry, improve sleep, and ease mood problems.

She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to work with traumatic memories when those memories are part of the problem. EMDR aims to reduce the intensity of distressing recollections so daily life feels less disrupted.

Mindfulness Therapy is woven into sessions to strengthen attention and lower reactivity. Mindfulness practices often include short breathing or awareness exercises that can be used during stressful moments.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Michele will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins on stressful days, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to an online setting so you can work on skills, process memories, and practice mindfulness from wherever you join the session.