Michele Albano, LCSW
Licensed in New York · 25 years in practice
Michele Albano offers calm, practical help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or big life changes.
License and registration
- LCSW, New York
- 072172 · expires March 2026
- NPI
- 1568542157 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
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About Michele
Michele Albano offers calm, practical help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or big life changes. She writes plans that match each person's pace and priorities. Michele aims to make starting therapy feel manageable and straightforward.
She has worked as a social worker in New York since 1998 and brings 25 years of experience to sessions. Michele has experience helping people navigating depression, trauma, grief, low self-esteem, and difficulty concentrating.
Background and approach
She also supports concerns like sleep and eating problems, parenting strain, career stress, and adjustment after loss. In sessions she focuses on clear, doable steps rather than abstract talk. Michele uses practical tools to address unhelpful thinking and behavior, offers paced processing for traumatic memories, and introduces breathing and attention skills to ease daily stress.
The aim is skills that people can use between sessions. She adapts the work to each person's needs, emphasizing a warm, respectful tone. Michele listens for what matters most and then builds a plan together.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to fit the client's comfort level. Michele offers sessions by video, phone, chat, or messaging to fit different schedules. She works in English and practices from New York as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW.
If a parent or adult is unsure where to begin, Michele helps set goals and next steps in early sessions.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michele lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michele names
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Michele uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT breaks problems into manageable steps and teaches skills for anxiety, depression, panic, and daily stress.She also offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing as a way to process traumatic memories when those memories continue to cause distress. EMDR aims to reduce the intensity of painful memories so they interfere less with daily life.
Mindfulness Therapy is woven into sessions to build simple attention and breathing practices. These skills help people calm their bodies, improve focus, and reduce reactivity in stressful moments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michele collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, history, and comfort level. She adjusts pace and techniques as progress is made so the plan stays practical and workable.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls let people use visual cues and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging offer flexible, written check-ins and homework between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while juggling school, work, or caregiving duties.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Michele address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief as well as self-esteem, sleep and eating struggles. Her work also covers parenting stress, career strain, ADHD symptoms, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative with a focus on clear steps. Sessions mix problem-solving, processing painful memories, and brief mindfulness skills to manage day-to-day distress.
What is Michele's background and experience?
She has worked as a social worker in New York since 1998 and brings 25 years of experience supporting people through depression, trauma, grief, and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed?
Michele practices in New York and holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW, as noted in her profile.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to allow flexible scheduling and different ways to communicate.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services are provided via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Michele?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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