About Nendler
Nendler "Dee" Michel meets people who are worn out by everyday stress and relationship strain. He welcomes straightforward conversation and focuses on practical steps people can take right now. Dee aims to help clients feel less stuck and more in control of their choices.
Dee uses a conversational, person-centered style. He listens first, and then helps people sort through what matters most to them. Sessions often include goal-setting, simple skills to reduce anxiety, and discussion of how daily habits affect mood.
Background and approach
Over 24 years in the field, Dee has worked in settings that include child welfare and the justice system. That background informs how he approaches difficult histories like trauma, neglect, and addiction. He combines clinical work with life coaching ideas to support overall wellness.
Dee draws from several methods in his work. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people reframe thoughts, Mindfulness to teach breath and grounding techniques, and Motivational Interviewing to support change. Narrative approaches help people make sense of their life story when grief or loss are present.
Clients may bring concerns about relationships, parenting, family conflict, career changes, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, substance use, or addiction. He also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, body image, and caregiver stress. Dee works in New York as an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker (NY LCSW 090247).
How Dee Brings Therapy Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. Dee listens without immediate advice and helps clients name their goals and values. This approach works well when someone needs a calm, steady space to sort out feelings and decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence mood and behavior. Dee uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try practical changes that reduce anxiety and improve mood. This is useful for stress, depression, and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dee will talk with each person about what feels useful and adjust methods as goals change. He treats the process as a collaborative effort and checks in often to see what is helping.
Online sessions can fit different needs and routines. Video calls let people use visual cues and more natural conversation. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or a lower-bandwidth option. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief updates, momentary coping tools, or when someone prefers writing. These formats make it easier to schedule sessions around work, parenting, or travel while still working on goals with a licensed professional.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English