About Michael
Michael Jordan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 16 years of experience. He focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship strain, and anger. Michael also supports those facing depression, trauma, parenting challenges, and ADHD.
He speaks directly and calmly, making it easier for worried parents to read and decide next steps. Michael believes people know their own stories and brings a practical, strengths-based stance to sessions.
Background and approach
He listens first to understand what matters most to each person. From there he helps set clear, manageable goals and tries approaches that fit daily life. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused.
He helps people build coping skills, manage strong feelings, and change habits that get in the way of family and work life. He also addresses intimacy concerns, infidelity, and process addictions such as gambling or problematic pornography use. Michael has worked in Pennsylvania settings across clinical care for more than a decade and a half.
That background includes supporting people through major life changes and mood instability such as bipolar challenges. He uses what has worked for others while tailoring plans to each person's situation. Starting therapy is framed as a step-by-step process.
Michael offers straightforward guidance on how to begin, what typical sessions feel like, and simple techniques clients can try between meetings. He aims to make therapy understandable and doable for busy lives.
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Michael uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and behavior change. One common approach is goal-focused skills work that teaches strategies for managing stress, anxiety, and strong emotions through step-by-step practice and habit changes. This helps people get control of daily reactions and reduce overwhelm.Another frequently used method emphasizes relapse prevention and behavior planning for addictions and process concerns. That approach centers on identifying triggers, building alternative routines, and preparing for high-risk moments so setbacks are less likely to derail progress.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify priorities, try techniques, and adjust plans based on what helps in real life. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods fit their goals and day-to-day needs.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation for deeper work, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can help with short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Sex addiction
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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