Michele Albano, LCSW

Michele Albano is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 25 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and a range of life challenges. Michele helps people who are juggling responsibilities and feeling stuck or overwhelmed by emotional strain.

She began practicing social work in 1998 and has worked across settings with people from childhood to late life. Michele draws on practical strategies to help clients improve focus, manage symptoms, and handle everyday pressures. She uses clear, step-by-step methods rather than jargon-heavy explanations.

Michele commonly addresses relationship difficulties, parenting stress, grief, self-esteem concerns, and problems with sleep or eating. She also supports those coping with career strain, caregiving burdens, and transitions such as divorce or bereavement. Anger and control issues are included among the matters she helps people understand and manage.

Her approach combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and mindfulness techniques. In sessions she talks through what brings someone in, helps set practical goals, and teaches tools to reduce reactivity and improve day-to-day functioning.

People working with Michele can expect straightforward conversation, skill practice, and planning for real situations. She invites clients to set the pace and shape the work around their needs. To begin, prospective clients follow the site steps to match and schedule an initial session.

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions