About Michael
Michael Denning is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with seven years of experience. He helps people who are stressed, anxious, or struggling with addiction. He also supports those facing low self-esteem, relationship strain, grief, and major life changes.
He approaches work with a clear focus on the person's own story and strengths. Sessions are collaborative and practical. He listens first, then helps a person set small, achievable steps toward their goals.
How Michael works
Michael uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and solution-focused work. That means he helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, practice simple grounding or relaxation techniques, and try small changes that can make daily life easier. He also brings motivational interviewing into conversations about substance use and habit change.
That approach helps people weigh options, find their own reasons to change, and build motivation that fits their life. People who meet with Michael can expect a calm, direct style and an emphasis on usable skills. He works with common concerns like sleep problems, anger, career stress, and attention difficulties.
Sessions aim to leave people with clear next steps they can try between meetings.
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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
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How Michael blends therapy approaches online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building from your strengths. It means the therapist follows your lead, reflects your experience, and helps you find your own answers; this approach is useful for people dealing with self-esteem issues, grief, or relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. It is practical and often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, anger, and attention difficulties by breaking problems into steps and testing what works.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michael will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then adapt techniques from these approaches to fit each person's needs. That choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online sessions offer several practical benefits. Video calls let people see nonverbal cues and have fuller conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging let people do shorter check-ins, share thoughts between meetings, or follow up on homework. These options aim to make scheduling and staying consistent easier for busy lives.
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