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Michele Rowland-Bird, LCSW
California
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anxiety and Depression
See online therapy options- CBT skills instruction
- Parenting support
- Trauma and grief
About Michele
Michele Rowland-Bird is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 28 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, LGBT issues, self-esteem struggles, career questions, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on self-harm concerns. Michele does not provide messaging therapy or couples therapy.
Michele listens and offers straightforward skills people can practice between sessions. She teaches cognitive behavioral techniques to help identify unhelpful or inaccurate thoughts. Changing those thoughts helps shift feelings and actions over time. This is often useful for people dealing with anxiety or depression.
In sessions she uses clear steps: noticing the thought, testing the evidence, and practicing alternative responses. She explains exercises in everyday language and gives practical homework to try new behaviors. Parents can expect concrete suggestions for managing stress and supporting children’s routines.
Her background includes long clinical work with children, families and adults, including people who are or were in the foster care system. That experience informs how she approaches relationship and parenting topics with a focus on realistic problem solving.
Michele frames therapy as a skills-based process. She helps people recognize patterns, try different coping strategies, and track what works. Prospective clients should confirm current session format options before booking.
How Michele Uses CBT Online
CBT is presented as a set of clear, teachable skills. It focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts, testing evidence for them, and trying more balanced ways of thinking. This method is often used for anxiety and depression because it targets the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions.She also emphasizes behavioral experiments and practice. That means trying small, planned changes in everyday life, tracking what happens, and adjusting steps based on results. These practical exercises help people notice what works and build confidence in new responses.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michele collaborates with each person to pick techniques that fit their goals and daily routines. She explains options, watches how a strategy lands, and shifts plans based on feedback so the work remains useful and manageable.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or removing the need to be on camera for every meeting. Licensed professionals often use these practical benefits to keep therapy consistent with everyday schedules.
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Experience
28+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with most often?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting, LGBT issues, self-esteem, career questions, coping with life changes, and self-harm.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is skills-based and practical, teaching cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits.
What is her professional background?
She has 28 years of clinical experience working with children, families, and adults, including people who are or were in the foster care system.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.