About Michal
Michal Pomeranetz is a licensed California marriage and family therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. She supports clients who are navigating relationship strains, motivation struggles, and big life changes.
Background and approach
Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental, aimed at helping people feel heard and understood right away. With 14 years of professional experience, Michal blends practical tools with listening.
She creates space for clients to talk through difficult feelings and to figure out what matters to them. Sessions focus on small steps that lead to clearer thinking and more reliable coping skills.
Mental health problems like mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and persistent worry are part of her focus areas. She also addresses attachment concerns, family of origin issues, caregiver stress, and feelings of guilt or shame.
Michal pays attention to how these patterns show up in daily life and relationships. Her work draws on acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral methods, mindfulness, dialectical behavior strategies, and client-centered listening.
That mix lets her tailor sessions to each person’s needs and pace. She uses techniques that help people notice thoughts, steady strong emotions, and take values-based action.
Sessions are offered in English and Hebrew for adults in California. Michal emphasizes simple, practical steps and steady support while people work toward clearer goals and healthier coping habits.
How Michal’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, low motivation, and decisions about change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks down thoughts and behaviors into manageable steps so people can test new ways of coping and reduce symptoms of depression and worry. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Michal will listen to each person’s goals and preferences and then suggest methods that fit. She adapts techniques over time so they match the client’s pace and what proves helpful in real life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video offers face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone can work when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text let people share thoughts between sessions and use therapy tools in real time. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy days.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Hebrew