About Michael
Michael Coley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York who helps adults manage stress and anxiety. He also supports people dealing with relationship strain, low self-esteem, and big life changes. His approach emphasizes practical steps and steady progress instead of quick fixes.
He uses a strengths-based, holistic outlook that looks at mind, body, and emotions together. Sessions focus on the person's existing resilience and life experience.
Background and approach
Conversations are paced to fit where the client is right now. Therapy with Michael is collaborative and compassionate. He helps clients identify what already works for them and build on those habits.
That often means setting small, achievable goals and tracking progress week to week. Michael pays attention to attachment concerns and communication patterns when those issues come up. He also supports people struggling with loneliness, searching for life purpose, or common men's issues.
Work in sessions can include skills for coping, clearer communication, and rebuilding confidence. He brings five years of experience to his practice and keeps sessions straightforward and practical. People typically leave with specific tools to manage stress and stronger ways to handle relationship problems.
Michael aims to create a steady path toward lasting change.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Michael frames therapy around evidence-based techniques that focus on skills and personal strengths. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches practical tools for managing anxiety and stress, such as breathing, grounding, and planning small behavioral changes. Those skills help reduce immediate symptoms and make everyday life feel more manageable.Another frequently used approach emphasizes strengths and a holistic view of the person - looking at mind, body, and emotions together. This helps clients build on what already works for them and translate those strengths into better routines and relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review goals, preferences, and day-to-day challenges to decide which techniques fit best. This is a collaborative process where adjustments are made as progress is tracked.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can be a quick check-in or a lower-intensity option. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep continuity between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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