About Michael
Michael Wilson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over 31 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, grief, anger, and major life changes. He uses plain language and a calm manner to listen, understand each person’s goals, and work on practical steps they can try between sessions.
He draws from client-centered counseling, which puts the person’s experience first and shapes sessions around their priorities. He also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clarify values and reduce unhelpful avoidance.
Background and approach
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are used to build motivation and identify small, achievable changes. Michael has worked in rehabilitation and mental health settings, giving him experience with a wide range of issues. That background includes helping people with chronic illness, caregiver stress, substance problems, mood disorders, and obsessive concerns.
He has supported adults through career transitions and the stresses that come with aging. In sessions he listens carefully and treats each person as the expert on their life. Conversations aim to turn goals into concrete steps that fit daily life.
He emphasizes short-term practical strategies alongside longer-term shifts in how people relate to thoughts and feelings. Sessions focus on the individual’s needs rather than labels. Michael helps people set realistic goals, track progress, and adjust the plan when something isn’t working.
He works from Michigan and offers work that reflects decades of direct clinical experience.
How therapy methods translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person’s priorities so sessions stay relevant and respectful of each person’s pace.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with the person to identify goals, try approaches that feel right, and adjust methods over time. That way the plan reflects the client’s needs, values, and preferences rather than a fixed program.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging helps with ongoing reflections between meetings. These options give flexibility for scheduling and for choosing how to communicate during the therapeutic process.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 31 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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