About Michael

Michael Michnya is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey with 39 years of experience helping people through life transitions. He focuses on relationships, parenting, addiction recovery, and supporting individuals who want clearer direction and better cooperation at home. He also works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.

He uses straightforward conversation and practical steps in sessions. Michael encourages creativity and honest communication.

Background and approach

He asks clients to try small experiments between sessions and to share what works and what doesn’t. Earlier in his career he taught preschool and volunteered for child abuse prevention, then worked in long-term rehabilitation for adolescents with substance use issues. He later coordinated family-adolescent alcohol services and managed programs that supported at-risk children and families.

These roles involved individual, group, and family work and supervising in-home counselors. More recently he has combined agency work with independent practice, offering counseling to adults with addictive disease and people seeking life or career coaching. Over decades he has helped many people improve parenting dynamics, repair couple relationships, and tackle communication problems and blended-family issues.

Michael describes his approach as hopeful and creative. He looks for practical ways for clients to use their strengths. He aims to help people make steady changes that fit their lives and goals.

How therapeutic approaches work in online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's priorities, helping people feel understood so they can find their own solutions. It is useful for building trust and sorting out what matters most in relationships and parenting.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with anxiety, depression, sleeping problems, and coping with life changes.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on emotions and connection in relationships, helping partners or individuals recognize what they need and how to communicate it more effectively.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then try methods that match what the client hopes to change. That collaborative process makes it easier to adjust the plan if something doesn't fit.

Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people keep face-to-face interaction without travel. Phone sessions can be a good choice when lower bandwidth or not being on camera helps. Live chat and text are useful for quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when a shorter, written exchange fits a busy schedule.

These options make therapy more flexible for different schedules and needs, allowing clients to keep progress steady while balancing work, parenting, and other commitments.

Questions people ask

What concerns does Michael address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addiction, relationship and parenting issues, grief, trauma, self-esteem, career direction, and related challenges.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Sessions are practical and conversational, with an emphasis on creativity, honest communication, and small steps clients can try between sessions.
What background does he bring to therapy?
He has 39 years of experience that started in preschool education and moved through adolescent rehab, family programs, and roles supervising in-home counselors.
What credential and location are listed for him?
He holds the LPC credential and practices in New Jersey.
Which languages are offered and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
39 years
Licensed
New Jersey
Languages
English

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