About Michael
Michael Rooney is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and ADHD. He brings a calm, practical style and focuses on clear steps people can use between sessions. Michael works from Colorado and offers remote sessions by video, phone, chat, or text for people who prefer online care.
With 24 years of experience, Michael emphasizes straightforward skill-building. He uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice habits of thought and try different behaviors.
Background and approach
He also relies on client-centered methods to keep the work focused on each person’s goals and values. For people affected by trauma and abuse, Michael integrates trauma-focused approaches to address painful memories and reduce their ongoing impact. He often breaks down larger problems into small, manageable steps and teaches tools for coping in daily life.
Sessions typically include teaching, practice, and review of progress. Michael has worked with people who face chronic illness, brain injury, developmental differences, and military-related issues. He draws on long experience to adapt interventions for different needs and abilities.
The focus is on practical change rather than labels. Parents and individuals looking for help with communication, anger, relationship strain, loneliness, or life transitions will find direct, goal-oriented support. Michael aims to build plans that fit each person’s rhythms and responsibilities.
He invites prospective clients to explore options and set a pace that feels manageable.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person’s priorities. The therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects what matters to them, and helps shape goals that fit their life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to change those patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and problems that benefit from step-by-step practice.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up day to day. Then they will try approaches that seem like a good match and adjust as progress is made, working collaboratively to decide what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video lets people use visual cues for deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Chat and messaging provide flexibility for brief updates, skill practice, and ongoing support between longer sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
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