About Michael
Michael Cummings is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Kentucky. He brings 20 years of experience and a straightforward, encouraging style to sessions. He prefers a warm and direct approach that helps people talk through stress, anxiety, depression, and related concerns.
He combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and mindfulness practices to tailor care to each person. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings.
Background and approach
He uses plain language and a down-to-earth manner when discussing coping tools and goals. Michael has worked in federal and state clinical roles, served as a Kentucky Board of Social Work clinical supervisor, and spent years providing bereavement care in hospice. That background informs his work with grief, trauma, and addiction-related challenges.
He also draws on experience supporting people with sleep problems and motivation or self-esteem concerns. In sessions he often teaches skills for managing anxiety, improving sleep, and reducing unhelpful thinking patterns. He also helps people address communication problems, guilt and shame, and social anxiety.
Practical strategies and short-term goals are common parts of his plan of care. His style includes active listening, clear feedback, and a bit of humor when appropriate. Michael aims to help people find steady ways to cope with life changes and restore daily functioning.
How ACT, CBT, and Mindfulness work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice thoughts and feelings without being controlled by them and to choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, stress, and living through big life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and teaching new skills to change them; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep issues. Mindfulness Therapy trains simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm, which can support stress management and emotion regulation.Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Michael works collaboratively to figure out what fits a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. He will explain options, try approaches in session, and adjust the plan based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for full sessions and face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers no camera. Live chat and messaging work well for quick check-ins, ongoing homework, or shorter coaching-style support. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, travel, or a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English
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