About Michael
Michael Bohman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with four decades of experience. He brings a steady, practical approach to common problems like stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and depression. Michael uses clear conversation and concrete steps so people know what to expect in sessions.
He draws on several ways of working to match the problem at hand. Michael blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral tools to change unhelpful thoughts and habits.
How Michael works
He also uses mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity and psychodynamic ideas to look at longer-term patterns that keep repeating. Across his career he has worked in many settings and helped people with trauma, domestic violence, substance concerns, and life adjustments. He has decades of experience supervising clinicians and developing programs and trainings.
That background informs a calm, experienced style in therapy sessions. Michael often helps with relationship strain, parenting challenges, intimacy-related concerns, and career stress. He also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver stress, codependency, and questions about life purpose.
People looking for help with ADHD, anger, or sleeping and eating problems may find his mix of practical skills useful. He practices in Virginia and offers therapy that focuses on real-life changes. Sessions aim to make daily life easier, sharpen coping skills, and build more satisfying routines and relationships.
Michael lists 7 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.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Traumatic brain injury
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 40 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
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Online support options
Approaches you can use online
Client-centered therapy begins by listening closely to what matters most to the person and shaping sessions around their goals and values. It helps people feel heard and keeps work focused on practical changes. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches straightforward strategies to shift unhelpful patterns; it is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness therapy teaches attention skills and simple exercises to reduce reactivity and improve everyday coping, which can help with rumination and emotional ups and downs.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before, then try methods that fit. Plans are adjusted over time so the work stays relevant and helpful.
Online formats make this kind of work more flexible. Video calls let the therapist and client meet face to face for in-depth sessions. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief updates, coaching-style exchanges, or ongoing accountability between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into real life while using the same clinical approaches a licensed professional would apply in person.
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