About Michael
Michael Cotter is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and work or career issues. He also supports people dealing with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, compassion fatigue, and questions about identity or LGBT issues.
Michael takes a straightforward, nonjudgmental approach. He starts by listening and meeting people where they are. Sessions focus on practical steps and realistic goals that fit each person's life.
How Michael works
He draws on skills that help people manage symptoms and make concrete changes. In sessions he combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques. He also uses existential ideas to help people find meaning and EMDR for trauma-related distress.
Motivational interviewing helps when someone is unsure about change. Michael’s background includes three years as a licensed counselor. He has prior paraprofessional experience in helping roles and a history of working in the addictions field.
That background informs how he supports people facing overlapping problems like substance use, mood concerns, and family stress. People meet him for steady, practical support. He focuses on clear strategies, problem-solving, and helping people build skills for daily life.
Progress is paced to each person's needs and priorities.
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
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and building a strong working relationship. The approach focuses on the person's experience and goals and fits well with conversation-based video or phone sessions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses straightforward tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It works well for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday problems and adapts easily to homework and worksheets shared during online sessions.
EMDR is a trauma-focused approach that helps process distressing memories and symptoms. In an online setting it can be delivered with guided protocols and paced to what feels manageable for the person.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Michael will discuss options, try techniques in session, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients set goals and pace the work while the therapist suggests strategies that fit their needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during busy days. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, journaling-style exchanges, or quicker problem-solving between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit consistent care into a daily routine.
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