About Michael
Dr. Michael Gordon helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, trauma, and related concerns. He provides straightforward support for issues like panic attacks, relationship strain, grief, and self-esteem.
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 16 years of experience and works from Mississippi. Clients can expect a direct and active style in sessions. He uses practical tools to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.
Conversations focus on small, doable steps rather than abstract theory.
Background and approach
His approach blends cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. That mix is useful when anxiety, intense emotions, or compulsive behaviors interfere with life. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused work are used to set clear, short-term goals.
Dr. Gordon describes himself as nonjudgmental and accepting. He aims to create a space where people can try new responses to old patterns.
Sessions often include skill practice, problem-solving, and tracking progress between meetings. His background includes work with substance use and a range of mood and trauma-related conditions. This experience informs how he helps people manage relapse risk, reduce panic, and rebuild routines after loss or major stress.
He speaks English and sees people from Mississippi online and by other remote formats.
How his approaches translate to online care
Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. It helps when strong emotions or impulsive reactions get in the way of daily life and relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. It is often used for panic, social anxiety, and persistent worry.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to weigh goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past. That conversation guides whether more skills training, mindfulness, or solution-focused work becomes the main focus.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face interaction for teaching skills and practicing exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and messaging let people share brief updates, practice coping steps between meetings, and receive ongoing encouragement. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules while keeping the focus on practical tools and progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Mississippi
- Languages
- English
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