About Michael
Michael Chapman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 22 years of experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood shifts, and struggles with self-esteem. He also supports those facing addiction, job or relationship stress, and major life changes.
Michael centers his work on the person in front of him. He listens first and helps people name their thoughts and feelings.
Background and approach
That approach helps people notice patterns and make practical changes that fit their lives. He has worked with service members and veterans on deployment challenges, reintegration, and post-traumatic stress concerns. He also addresses issues such as isolation, guilt and shame, end-of-life concerns, panic attacks, seasonal mood changes, and questions about life purpose.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person. Michael uses Client-Centered Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to help people identify goals, build motivation, and try out new behaviors. He encourages people to draw on their own strengths while testing small steps toward change.
Michael offers appointments from North Carolina and works with English-speaking clients. He accepts international clients and provides a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
Client-centered care and motivation online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping the individual find their own answers. The therapist reflects feelings and offers acceptance so people can better understand their thoughts and emotions and move toward change. This approach works well for concerns like anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, and life transitions.Motivational Interviewing is a conversational style that helps people clarify what matters to them and build confidence for change. It is practical for addiction, motivation problems, and when someone feels stuck about next steps.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Adjustments happen along the way until the plan feels useful and doable.
Online sessions make it easier to keep therapy consistent. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a brief check-in or work when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick updates, journaling between sessions, or checking in when schedules are tight. These options provide flexibility so therapy can fit into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Addictions
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Michigan, North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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