About Michael
Michael Herrera is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. He focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress and anxiety and those navigating relationship and family concerns. He also supports people facing depression and LGBT-related worries.
He brings 17 years of experience to sessions and aims to make the room feel open and nonjudgmental. Clients can expect a calm space to talk through thoughts and feelings and to explore what matters most to them.
Background and approach
Michael uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside practical skills work and emotional processing. That combination is intended to help people better understand patterns, reduce distressing reactions, and try different ways of coping in everyday life.
He often helps people look at family of origin issues, workplace stress, and men's issues, and he addresses mood disorders and trauma-related concerns like post-traumatic stress and domestic violence impacts. He also supports people working on self-love and repairing relationship strains. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Michael emphasizes collaboration - clients and therapist plan goals together and adjust the approach as needed. Taking the first step can feel hard, and he aims to provide steady support while people work toward more satisfying daily life.
How evidence-based approaches meet online therapy
Michael uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques paired with skills practice and emotional processing. One common approach focuses on practical coping skills - teaching concrete tools to manage anxiety and stress in daily life, such as breathing exercises, pacing activities, and step-by-step problem solving. This helps when symptoms feel overwhelming and people need short-term relief and structure.Another approach emphasizes processing past events and family patterns so current reactions make more sense. This work looks at family of origin issues, relationship patterns, and trauma-related stress to help people shift repeating cycles and improve choices in relationships.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to set goals, review what helps, and adjust techniques over time. Clients are invited to say what feels useful and what does not so the plan changes as progress unfolds.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful when face-to-face conversation helps, while phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or lower bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging allow brief updates, reflections between sessions, or flexible check-ins during a busy week. These options aim to make therapy more accessible and easier to fit into everyday life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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