About Michael
Prof. Michael Davis uses a practical, client-focused approach to help people facing anxiety and related problems. He draws on many years in counseling and teaching to offer clear, direct work that aims to reduce worry and restore everyday functioning.
His style is straightforward and goal-oriented, with attention to what a person needs now. He has taught psychology since his mid-20s and has worked in clinical counseling since age 30, giving him four decades of experience.
Background and approach
That background includes directing behavioral health and substance abuse clinics and running anger management and sex offender programs. He combines those clinical roles with earlier legal training to bring careful thinking to complex situations. In sessions he leans on Client-Centered methods to follow each person's pace and priorities.
He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. He also brings an Existential perspective that helps people find meaning, responsibility, and choice when life feels confusing. His work often addresses stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and issues around identity and discrimination.
He also takes on focused problems like obsessive-compulsive symptoms, phobias, sex addiction, bipolar concerns, and anger-related difficulties. Prof. Davis practices in New Jersey and holds an LPC credential.
Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled through the site's matching and booking process. He aims to keep therapy efficient and focused on practical change.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Prof. Davis offers several practical approaches that translate well to online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following each person's pace so sessions address what matters most to them. It helps when someone needs a calm, steady space to talk through stress or relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is action-oriented and focuses on changing thoughts and behaviors that keep anxiety or depressive patterns going. It is useful for panic, worry, obsessions, and habit-based problems because it gives concrete strategies to practice between sessions.
Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice, and responsibility when life feels confusing or empty. This approach can help people wrestling with identity, life transitions, or the emotional impact of trauma.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and immediate needs. That conversation can start in the first session and adapt over time based on progress and feedback.
Online formats offer flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth. Live chat or text-based messaging can be used for check-ins, brief coaching, or when someone prefers writing over speaking. These options make it easier to keep regular contact and to apply new skills between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 41 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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