About Michael
Michael MacKinnon is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with ten years of clinical experience. He focuses on stress and anxiety, and helps people manage depression, addiction, and relationship concerns. Michael writes clearly and keeps sessions focused on practical steps people can try between meetings.
He helps clients work through trauma and abuse and the effects those experiences can have on mood and daily life. He also addresses problems related to adoption and foster care, workplace stress, and social anxiety.
Background and approach
Conversations are straightforward and aimed at small, achievable changes. Michael uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. He encourages people to set clear goals, practice new skills, and notice gradual improvements.
Sessions often include strategies for managing cravings, reducing worry, and improving communication. People who feel stuck by guilt, shame, isolation, or relationship conflict can find concrete support. He also addresses complex issues like post-traumatic stress and sex addiction with steady, goal-focused work.
Michael balances practical coping tools with attention to the personal story behind the symptoms. Clients can expect concise check-ins, skill-building, and collaborative planning for next steps. He welcomes work on life purpose, self-love, forgiveness, and boundary-setting.
Michael aims to make therapy useful and approachable for people dealing with anxiety and related concerns.
Evidence-Based Approaches via Online Care
Michael uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach emphasizes skill-building for anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, exposure-style practices, and thought-challenging to reduce worry and avoidance. Another approach addresses addictive behaviors by helping people identify triggers, build alternative routines, and strengthen coping skills for cravings and urges.Finding the right approach is part of the work. He collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made. This lets people try different tools and keep what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people meet face-to-face when a deeper conversation is needed. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, quick coping reminders, or when typing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make it easier to keep consistent momentum toward goals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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