About Michael
Dr. Michael Black welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or tough life changes. He writes short, practical goals with each person and focuses on improving daily coping and relationships.
He has 20 years of experience as a Colorado psychologist and uses that background to support clear, concrete steps forward. He listens first and then shapes sessions around what matters most to the person. Conversations are grounded and straightforward.
Background and approach
Sessions can cover anxiety, depression, grief, career concerns, intimacy struggles, parenting strains, and relationship problems. Dr. Black draws from several approaches to match what each person needs.
He uses elements of attachment work to look at how early bonds affect current relationships. He also uses client-centered methods to keep the conversation focused on the person's goals and values. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Emotionally focused ideas can help people understand and shift patterns that cause relationship strain. Existential themes are brought in when people want to find meaning during big life shifts. Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled from Colorado or from other locations.
He supports people through career transitions, parenting challenges, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and recovery from infidelity or separation. The approach is practical, collaborative, and aimed at helping people regain steadiness and clearer direction.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Dr. Black uses attachment-based work and cognitive behavioral methods that adapt well to remote sessions. Attachment-based work helps people notice interaction patterns and how past bonds influence current relationships; that can be explored in conversation during video or phone sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which can be practiced between sessions and reviewed over chat or video.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. He will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try strategies and adjust them based on results. This collaborative process helps tailor techniques whether the focus is on anxiety, relationship patterns, or coping with life changes.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people share thoughts between sessions and keep momentum on days when a shorter touchpoint helps. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
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