About Michael
Michael Brown is a licensed counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, ADHD, depression, and relationship struggles. He presents a calm, direct approach so clients can start making small changes quickly. Michael holds two master’s degrees and brings seven years of clinical experience in his work.
He uses several evidence-informed methods to help people name patterns and try new ways of coping. Sessions often include teaching practical skills, learning mindfulness exercises, and talking through painful memories at a pace the client can handle.
Background and approach
Michael aims to create a steady space where people can practice different strategies and notice what feels useful. Many clients come with trauma, grief, or long-standing problems with self-esteem and communication. He often helps people untangle how old wounds affect current relationships and day-to-day choices.
The work can involve building emotion regulation skills, shifting unhelpful thoughts, and practicing new ways to connect with others. Michael adapts his approach to each person. Some weeks focus on short-term coaching and problem solving.
Other weeks look deeper at patterns that repeat across a person’s life. He balances direct skill teaching with empathic listening. He offers remote sessions from Pennsylvania and works with people across locations.
Sessions use video, phone, chat, or messaging formats so clients can pick what fits their routine. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps pair someone with the best schedule and format.
Approach and remote care that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match personal values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and practicing different behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and empathy so people feel heard while they work through their concerns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Michael will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try first, what goals matter most, and when to shift strategies. That makes therapy a shared process rather than a fixed plan.
Online therapy lets people fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, coaching between sessions, or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These options make consistent care more practical for people juggling work, parenting, or travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania, Florida
- Languages
- English
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