Michelle Pennella

Michelle Pennella is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York who focuses on helping adults navigate complex mood and stress-related concerns. Her practice addresses a range of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and bipolar disorder. She also works with related challenges such as obsessive or compulsive patterns, relationship difficulties, self-harm, and feelings of emptiness or shame.

Working with individuals from young adulthood through their 50s, Michelle emphasizes collaborative, practical support that fits each person’s stage of life. She draws on a mix of evidence-informed approaches to help people build insight, clearer priorities, and healthier coping strategies. Her areas of additional focus include midlife transition issues, postpartum depression, family and parenting stress, and concerns around independence and early-career pressures.

Michelle offers a therapeutic environment that centers on empathy and respect while encouraging growth and self-understanding. She partners with clients who are ready to explore values, change unhelpful patterns, and develop tools for managing intense emotions and life transitions. Her aim is to tailor care to individual needs and to support steady progress over time.