About Michael
Prof. Michael Davis uses client-centered work together with cognitive behavioral and existential ideas to guide sessions. He brings a direct, experience-based approach that aims for clear, practical progress.
Prof. Davis is an LPC with four decades of clinical and teaching work and speaks English. He practices from New Jersey and offers online formats including video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging.
He frames therapy around simple goals. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, testing small changes, and noticing what matters most to each person.
How Michael works
That keeps conversations grounded and focused on next steps rather than on abstract theory. His background spans teaching psychology, clinical counseling, and legal work. He has led behavioral health and substance abuse clinics and ran programs for anger management and sex offender treatment.
Those roles shaped his practical, results-oriented style. Prof. Davis often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build new habits.
He also draws on client-centered methods to follow each person's pace and priorities. Existential ideas help when questions about meaning, choice, or responsibility become central concerns. People come for help with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, self-esteem, career struggles, bipolar concerns, trauma and abuse, and a wide range of sexual and identity issues.
He also addresses complex problems such as obsessions, personality issues, phobias, and multicultural stressors. Sessions are run so time and resources are used efficiently. The emphasis is on clear steps, honest conversation, and practical work between sessions.
Prospective clients in New Jersey can connect in English by selecting the platform's start process.
Michael lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Michael works with
The areas below are the ones Michael selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 41 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Prof. Davis draws on client-centered work to follow what matters most to each person, offering space to be heard and to set priorities. That approach helps when someone needs emotional support and clear attention to their concerns.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. CBT is practical for anxiety, mood problems, compulsions, and habits that interfere with daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He treats approach choice as a collaboration, adapting methods to a person's goals, rhythms, and preferences rather than imposing a single path. Clients and therapist check in and adjust as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction for deep conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when visuals are not needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief problem-solving, and between-session support. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
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