Michelle Merindino
Collaborative, practical, person-centered counseling
LMHC New York
- Experience
- 6 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Michelle
Michelle Merindino is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York with six years of professional experience. She draws on a humanistic, person-centered outlook to create an empathetic, nonjudgmental environment where clients can explore emotions, interpersonal patterns, and life transitions.
Background and approach
Michelle combines that collaborative stance with practical techniques to address mood disorders, anxiety, depression, anger, and other concerns noted in her practice. Her work often incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and reshape unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, while attachment-informed perspectives guide understanding of relational patterns such as abandonment and codependency.
She adapts methods to each person’s situation and goals, integrating motivational interviewing and client-centered techniques when useful. Michelle emphasizes building trust, improving communication, and developing coping strategies to support growth and improved daily functioning.
Clients seek her help for a range of issues including stress, relationship and family challenges, self-esteem and body image, trauma and abuse, addiction-related concerns, bipolar and mood disorders, panic and social anxiety, workplace pressures, and life changes. Her approach balances practical skill-building with self-exploration aimed at fostering confidence and healthier patterns.
Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care
Michelle commonly blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and attachment-based perspectives in online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behavioral responses, which can help with anxiety, mood concerns, panic, and stress-related patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relational histories and how early bonds influence current relationships and communication, which can be useful for issues like abandonment, codependency, and intimacy difficulties.Choosing the right combination of methods is a collaborative process. She works with clients to explore their goals, preferences, and concerns, and then adapts techniques to suit each person’s needs rather than following a single fixed model. This shared approach helps clients feel involved in shaping their treatment plan.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide scheduling flexibility and easier access from different locations. Those formats make it possible to practice skills between meetings, maintain continuity through life changes, and fit therapy into busy routines with options that suit different communication styles.
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Experience
6+ years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English