About Michael
Michael Friedman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who focuses on practical, down-to-earth therapy. He keeps sessions approachable and conversational so people can talk through stress, anxiety, depression, parenting struggles, and relationship concerns without feeling judged. He favors clear, skill-based work and listens for strengths to build on.
Sessions are collaborative; Michael helps clients reframe problems, practice coping skills, and set achievable goals. He also uses elements of art-based work when a client wants a different way to express themselves.
Background and approach
With 13 years of experience, Michael has worked with a wide range of life challenges including trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, anger, and major life transitions. He pays attention to issues like attachment, codependency, body image, and panic symptoms when these show up in a person’s story. His background includes several clinical approaches that he blends to match each person’s needs.
Michael’s style is interactive and empathic. He often combines cognitive-behavioral strategies with emotion-focused and attachment-informed ideas to help people change unhelpful patterns and improve relationships. He supports skill building for emotion regulation and communication.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation, practical homework when needed, and a focus on using their own resources to move forward. Michael practices in Washington and holds the LMHC credential.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Michael blends cognitive behavioral work and attachment-informed strategies in ways that fit remote sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical exercises to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people change repeating behaviors that cause distance or conflict.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Michael will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and what feels most useful. He adapts methods over time so sessions reflect the client’s needs and preferences rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video allows face-to-face interaction for skill demonstration and emotion work. Phone can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share between sessions or use brief check-ins when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting, and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English
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