About Michael
Michael Levittan is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 30 years of experience in California. He focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and parenting concerns. He aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and hopeful.
Over the years Michael has worked with a wide range of issues such as panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and social anxiety. He also helps with communication problems, control issues, and the emotional fallout from divorce and separation.
Background and approach
Sessions often address feelings of guilt, shame, isolation, and questions about life purpose. His approach is straightforward and collaborative. He creates a calm space where clients can talk about thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment.
Conversations focus on practical steps people can try between sessions as well as ways to better handle intense emotions in the moment. Michael encourages parents who are overwhelmed or unsure about next steps to bring their real-life concerns into sessions. He works with people to sort priorities, set boundaries, and build clearer communication habits at home.
The emphasis is on realistic changes that fit a person's daily life. People looking for support with anger, relationship stress, or trauma recovery will find a therapist who values steady progress. Michael guides each client at their own pace and helps them plan manageable goals.
The work is practical and focused on improving everyday functioning.
How Michael Uses Practical Approaches Online
Michael works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and behavior change. One approach emphasizes anxiety management and panic reduction through breathing, grounding, and coping strategies that help during acute upset. Another focuses on trauma-informed care that helps people process difficult memories and reduce post-traumatic stress symptoms through paced discussion and stabilization techniques.Finding the right way to work together is a team effort. Michael reviews your concerns and goals with you and suggests approaches that match your needs. He adjusts methods over time based on what helps you make steady progress and what feels manageable in your daily life.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you read facial cues and practice skills in real time, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or camera use is limited, and live chat or text messaging work well for short check-ins or ongoing support between visits. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to try different formats until you find what works best.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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