About Michael
Michael Wilson is a licensed professional counselor (LPCC) practicing in Kentucky. He has 24 years of experience helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. He focuses on creating a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what matters to them and plan the next steps.
He uses straightforward conversation and practical tools to help people feel steadier. Sessions often include looking at habits and thoughts that make stress worse and testing small changes that can make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Michael combines listening with exercises people can try between sessions. He draws on several approaches such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior skills, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Those tools are used to address problems like low self-esteem, coping with life changes, commitment and communication issues, and long-term conditions such as chronic pain or caregiving stress.
Over two decades of practice have given him experience with a wide variety of concerns, including adoption and foster care, attachment and abandonment issues, aging-related concerns, and sexual diversity topics like BDSM and kink. He also assists people facing medical challenges such as cancer and chronic illness.
Sessions are offered in English and delivered remotely by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Michael encourages a collaborative approach so people set goals that fit their life and values.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and experiences. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is shared, and helps people clarify what matters to them. This approach is useful when someone needs space to work out feelings and priorities rather than follow a strict plan.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In sessions people learn to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavior changes that reduce stress and anxiety. CBT tools are practical for problems like worry, low mood, and trouble sleeping.
Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. It includes techniques for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and clearer interactions, which can help with relationship conflict and impulsive behaviors.
Choosing the right approach is a joint project. The therapist will talk about options and adjust methods based on each person’s needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions so they feel useful and realistic.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work more like a face-to-face session, while phone calls use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text messaging make it possible to check in between sessions or use brief written check-ins when schedules are tight. These options provide flexibility so people can continue care when in-person visits are not convenient.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English
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