Profile / United States
Michal Pomeranetz, LMFT
California
California LMFT - Stress and Anxiety
See online therapy options- CBT and ACT methods
- Mindfulness practices
- Short practical goals
About Michal
Michal Pomeranetz is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 14 years of clinical experience. She helps people managing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship concerns, depression, and the strain of life changes. Sessions are offered in English and Hebrew.
Michal uses clear, practical methods that emphasize changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thinking patterns that keep problems going. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Mindfulness to help clients notice difficult emotions without getting stuck.
Her style is client-centered and straightforward. Michal works with people to set short-term goals and try concrete skills between sessions. She incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed.
Michal has particular focus on attachment issues, caregiver stress, family of origin wounds, guilt and shame, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and women’s concerns. Over 14 years she has supported people through major life transitions and recurring emotional patterns.
Practical steps are emphasized in sessions: naming thoughts, testing them, and practicing new responses. She asks clients to try small experiments and reports back on what worked. That makes sessions feel like focused problem-solving rather than open-ended talk.
To begin, Michal asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Payment uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and the fee varies with location.
How Michal uses CBT, ACT and mindfulness online
Michal commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and test unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT sessions focus on concrete steps: identifying a problematic thought, running a brief experiment, and planning a practice to try before the next meeting.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and accept difficult feelings while taking value-based action. Mindfulness practices are used to increase awareness of moment-to-moment experience and reduce reactivity to strong emotions.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Michal will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted over time based on what helps.
The practical benefits of meeting online include fitting sessions into a regular schedule and reducing travel time. Confirm the current session formats before booking, since formats are set by the therapist. Online work can make it easier to practice skills between meetings and to check in quickly on short-term problems without rearranging a whole day.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English, Hebrew
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.
How does she use CBT in sessions?
CBT is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits, test those thoughts, and practice different responses between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She is a California LMFT with 14 years of professional experience working in clinical settings.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is licensed in California and practices under the LMFT credential.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Hebrew.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; fees vary depending on location.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial appointment.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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