About Michael
Michael Johnson SR is a licensed clinical social worker in Texas with eight years of practice. He focuses on helping people who are feeling stuck by listening closely and working with them to find practical steps forward. He often helps people who are dealing with relationship strains, family conflict, intimacy concerns, anger, anxiety, depression, stress, and parenting challenges.
He also addresses issues like self-esteem, career questions, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Michael uses straightforward language and clear goals in sessions. Sessions are set up so people can talk about what matters most without judgment. He aims to create an open space where worries and hopes can be named and examined.
Clients work together with him to set small, manageable goals between sessions. His approach draws on techniques that focus on thoughts and behaviors, present-moment awareness, and exploring personal history when helpful. He also uses motivational methods to support change and a client-centered stance that keeps the person’s priorities central.
Michael adjusts his style to what each person needs. People who choose him typically want practical guidance and steady support while working through emotional pain or life transitions. He encourages honest conversation and clear next steps so progress feels possible and measurable.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person’s priorities. It helps people feel heard and guides the conversation around what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence feelings and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety and manage stress. Mindfulness Therapy offers simple practices to increase present-moment awareness and reduce worry by grounding attention in the here and now.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to figure out what fits best based on goals, preferences, and how someone responds in early sessions. That process can blend techniques so sessions stay practical and personally relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people have deeper conversations and see nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can work well when internet bandwidth is low or when being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text messages support brief check-ins, momentary coping, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, and daily life while keeping therapy consistent and accessible.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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