About Michael
Rev. Michael Abell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania with 11 years of counseling experience. He brings a long history of pastoral work and clinical training to conversations about stress, anxiety, and life transitions.
He speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. He draws on work with individuals and parents to help people manage parenting strain, blended family issues, and family of origin concerns.
Background and approach
He also helps with relationship struggles, intimacy-related questions, and the emotional fallout of grief and loss. Addiction, trauma and abuse, and ADHD are additional areas he addresses. Michael uses approaches that center the person and their goals.
Sessions often focus on identifying clear steps, changing unhelpful thoughts and patterns, and strengthening emotional connection where that applies. He talks with clients about what they want and then plans short-term, doable actions. Clients can expect straightforward, encouraging support in sessions.
He emphasizes using a person’s existing strengths and faith background when relevant. He describes his role as supporter, encourager, and teammate while clients do the work between sessions. His training includes a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy completed in December 2017, and prior experience in pastoral ministry.
He works in English and practices in Pennsylvania as an LPC.
How his methods translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping clients name their goals. In online sessions this means the therapist offers reflective listening and asks questions to clarify what matters most, which can be useful for anxiety and relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and tests small changes. Online work often includes brief exercises, thought records, and homework that people can do between video or text sessions to reduce worry and improve mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to choose which methods suit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative step makes it easier to try a short plan and adjust it over time.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier with low bandwidth, live chat works for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing, shorter contact. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent during busy weeks or when travel or work make in-person visits difficult.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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