About Miguel
Miguel Garcia is a licensed clinical social worker in California with seven years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. He talks plainly with clients about what feels hard right now and focuses on practical steps that can ease daily life. Miguel works with people facing depression, grief, and challenges with addiction.
He also supports those dealing with trauma and anger, struggles with sleep, and concerns about intimacy and self-esteem.
Background and approach
He helps clients sort out relationship and communication problems and navigate big life changes. In sessions he treats each person as the expert on their own story. He leans on Client-Centered conversations to listen deeply and build on strengths.
He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and Motivational Interviewing to find motivation for change. Miguel prefers a practical approach. He and the client set small, achievable goals and track progress together.
Sessions often include skill-building for coping, steps to improve sleep and mood, and clearer ways to talk about difficult topics. People can expect a straightforward, supportive style. Miguel aims to create a space where someone can name what’s overwhelming, try new strategies, and take gradual steps toward feeling more capable and in control.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Miguel uses Client-Centered Therapy to listen closely and follow the client's concerns, helping people feel heard and identify their own solutions. This approach is useful when someone needs time to name what they want to change and to build confidence in their choices.He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often includes practical exercises and clear homework that work well between online sessions to reduce anxiety and improve mood.
Motivational Interviewing is another tool he uses to help people find reasons to change. It helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about making a change by exploring personal values and small steps forward.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Miguel will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and he will adjust plans as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people interact face to face, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging helps with brief updates or reminders. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still using concrete tools from CBT, client-centered work, and motivational interviewing.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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