About Michael
Michael Jenkins is a licensed clinical social worker in Alabama with four years of practice. He focuses on anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and addictions. He aims to meet people where they are and support practical change.
He frames clients as experts in their own stories and helps them move toward goals they set. In sessions he listens first and asks straightforward questions to clarify what matters most. He uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person's lead, and he draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Background and approach
Motivational Interviewing is used when someone is weighing change, and Trauma-Focused Therapy helps when past events still cause distress. Michael keeps work focused and goal-oriented. He helps people break problems into small steps and track progress over time.
Meetings are collaborative - the person and he decide what to try next based on what works. He has experience across several related concerns, including panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, substance use, chronic pain, and first responder issues. He also supports people dealing with seasonal mood shifts, self-harm thoughts, and midlife transitions.
Michael offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions are scheduled through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that fits their needs.
How his approaches fit online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead. In practice this means the therapist asks open questions, reflects what he hears, and adjusts the work to match each person's priorities. It helps when someone needs space to tell their story and set their own goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses clear, practical exercises to test different beliefs and try new behaviors. This approach is often useful for anxiety, panic, and mood concerns because it creates specific steps to reduce symptoms.
Finding the right approach is usually a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that fit the client's needs, goals, and preferences. If something isn't helpful, they adjust the plan together rather than sticking to one method.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and work in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Text and live chat make brief, focused work possible during a break or when typing feels more comfortable. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives while working with a licensed professional.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English
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