About Michael
Michael Wood is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience in California. He focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety and cope with grief, loss, and depression. Michael sees parenting concerns and life changes as common sources of strain and aims to provide steady, practical support.
He believes clients are the experts in their own stories and builds on each person’s strengths. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with room to process difficult emotions and plan small steps forward.
Background and approach
Michael tries to keep things straightforward and practical so progress feels manageable. Over a decade of practice has given him experience with a wide range of concerns beyond mood and anxiety. He has worked with issues related to autism and Asperger syndrome, caregiver stress, codependency, and communication problems.
He also supports people facing fatherhood questions, isolation or loneliness, and struggles with guilt and shame. Michael has worked with people affected by post-traumatic stress, panic attacks, and self-harm thoughts, and he attends to multicultural concerns and experiences of prejudice and discrimination. He approaches these topics without judgment and focuses on concrete strategies for coping.
Sessions are offered in English and delivered remotely through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Michael’s aim is to help clients find manageable ways to feel steadier and more connected in daily life.
Evidence-based techniques and online care
Michael uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage anxiety, stress, and grief. One common approach focuses on practical coping skills for overwhelming feelings, teaching breathing strategies, grounding, and step-by-step plans to handle panic or high anxiety. Another approach addresses mood and depression with activity planning and problem-solving to reduce isolation and build small, positive routines.Finding the right mix of approaches happens together. He collaborates with each person to see which techniques match their goals, needs, and daily life. This process may change over time as progress is made or new challenges appear, and adjustments are part of regular sessions.
Online therapy here includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video lets people work face-to-face when that feels helpful, while phone sessions can fit a busy day or low bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, shorter reflections between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to attend sessions from different places and at different times, supporting steady work on stress, anxiety, and life transitions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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