About Michael
Michael Masters is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on practical support for anxiety and stress. He uses clear, direct conversation to help people sort through hard moments and build workable coping skills. He brings five years of clinical practice in New York and a background in community organizing.
That earlier work involved counseling people affected by systemic problems and trauma, which shaped his steady, down-to-earth approach. He listens for what matters most to each person and helps unpack priorities one step at a time.
Background and approach
Sessions center on concrete tools and honest conversation. Michael blends methods that teach moment-to-moment coping with techniques that change patterns over time. He helps people reduce distress, handle grief, manage anger, and make changes that fit their daily life.
He also supports people facing relationship strain, questions about intimacy, parenting stress, career decisions, addiction concerns, and identity issues. Michael keeps language simple and focuses on doable steps rather than abstract theory. People who reach out can expect a collaborative process.
He aims to build trust quickly and to tailor strategies to each person’s goals. Michael offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based sessions to fit different schedules and preferences.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take meaningful action toward their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions, teaching skills to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that maintain anxiety or depression.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michael will discuss these methods with each person and choose what fits best based on their goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change over time as needs evolve.
Online formats offer practical advantages for many people. Video calls let conversations feel more like an in-person visit while keeping travel time low. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, mood tracking, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep consistent momentum toward personal goals.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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