About Michael
Michael Frampus is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience supporting people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, substance use, trauma, and bipolar concerns. He aims to help clients find steadier ground and build practical coping skills. Michael keeps sessions approachable and often mixes light humor with serious work to make progress feel manageable.
He encourages people to take the lead in their care and focuses on helping them notice personal strengths.
Background and approach
Michael works with clients to identify unhelpful thought patterns and replace them with more useful habits. Sessions are conversational and goal oriented, with time spent on skill building and real-world problem solving. Michael has a master’s degree in social work and holds the LCSW credential, which indicates his training and clinical background.
He has spent nearly two decades working with people who have mental health and substance use challenges, giving him a wide range of practical experience to draw on. In therapy he balances honesty with warmth. People can expect direct feedback, clear strategies, and space to process difficult feelings.
He aims to help clients turn painful experiences into sources of strength and resilience. Michael offers care to people in New Jersey and conducts sessions using video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. He guides each person toward coping tools that fit their life and goals.
Approaches that help with anxiety and addiction
Michael uses evidence-based techniques that focus on changing unhelpful thinking and building new habits. One approach helps people notice and challenge patterns of thinking that fuel anxiety and low mood, then practice alternative ways of thinking to reduce distress and improve functioning. This approach is useful for panic, social anxiety, and recurring negative thoughts.Another approach focuses on practical skills for coping with cravings, urges, and stressful triggers. It teaches step-by-step strategies to manage impulses and replace risky behaviors with healthier routines, which can help with drug and alcohol problems and process addictions.
Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals and pick techniques that fit their needs and day-to-day life. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is helping and what is not.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people work face to face from a convenient location. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and messaging allow shorter, flexible exchanges that can fit into busy schedules. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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