About Michael
Prof. Michael Feldler is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York with 38 years of experience. He helps people who are stressed, anxious, grieving, struggling with addiction, or facing major life changes.
He also supports those dealing with relationship strains, identity and intimacy questions, eating or sleep problems, and attention concerns. Prof. Feldler speaks English and offers sessions remotely using multiple formats.
His style is practical and conversational.
How Michael works
He listens first and asks simple questions to uncover what matters most. He focuses on both immediate problems and the deeper patterns that keep them repeating. Sessions are aimed at helping people reduce isolation and move toward the life they want.
Prof. Feldler draws on several well-known approaches to tailor care to each person. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and build purposeful action.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships affect current closeness and trust. Over nearly four decades he has worked in clinical and teaching roles, supervising students in a college mental health training clinic for many years.
That teaching background shapes his habit of explaining tools clearly and modeling practical skills during sessions. He offers a mix of session types including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. The aim is to make help manageable and fit around daily life, so people can try small changes between sessions and track real progress.
Michael lists 13 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 38 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name what matters most and take small steps toward those values. It’s useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions when clear direction helps reduce stuckness. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can ease depression, worry, and many day-to-day problems. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns affect current trust and closeness, and it can help with intimacy-related and communication challenges.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort. That means trying one way and adjusting if something doesn’t fit, rather than committing to a single style from the start.
Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text are helpful for brief check-ins, homework support, or people who prefer writing. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to keep up with alongside everyday life.
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