About Michael
Dr. Michael Schmit is a licensed professional counselor in Texas who helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, and addictions. He also supports people dealing with relationship struggles, low self-esteem, sleep trouble, grief, and parenting strain.
He approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. He keeps conversations focused and practical. Sessions usually center on clear goals and doable steps.
He adapts plans to fit each person's needs and life circumstances rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.
Background and approach
Dr. Schmit uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that fuel anxiety or depression. He also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotions feel overwhelming and on client-centered techniques to make sure the person leads the pacing and focus of treatment.
Over thirteen years of work as a counselor have given him experience with addictions, trauma, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and caregiver stress among other issues. That background helps him match tools to the challenge someone brings to sessions. He offers a calm, straightforward style in sessions and aims to make the steps feel manageable.
People can expect collaboration, practical strategies, and attention to what matters most in their daily life.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead. The therapist creates space for the person to set priorities and for sessions to move at a comfortable pace. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive place to talk through life changes or relationship concerns.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT often includes short between-session tasks and practice of new skills to reduce anxiety and improve mood. It can be useful for stress, sleep problems, and repetitive worry.
Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. Those skills can be practiced in real time during video or messaging sessions and then applied in everyday situations when emotions spike.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. That means checking in, adjusting techniques, and combining strategies when needed.
Online sessions offer flexibility for people with busy schedules or mobility limits. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a brief check-in, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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