About Michael
Michael Flatley is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 24 years of professional experience. He practices in Florida and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationships, and parenting concerns. He works with clients who face grief, trauma, self-esteem struggles, or issues related to intimacy and sexual identity.
He treats a wide range of life challenges including eating and sleeping problems, career shifts, depression, and compassion fatigue. Michael also pays attention to aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, blended family dynamics, and communication difficulties.
How Michael works
He addresses concerns like control issues, infidelity, isolation, and family problems in straightforward, practical ways. His approach starts from the belief that each person knows their story best. Sessions center on listening first, then building on strengths to move toward change.
He uses methods from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative ideas to create a plan that fits each person. In session, Michael focuses on clear goals and small steps people can try between meetings. He helps clients break problems into manageable parts and learn simple tools to cope and respond differently.
The tone is supportive and direct, aimed at helping someone make steady progress without unnecessary jargon. Those interested in starting fill out a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability. Michael conducts therapy in English and offers multiple online formats to suit different needs.
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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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered work focuses on listening and building on what already works for a person, which helps when someone needs a respectful space to talk through relationship or parenting worries. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful habits. Mindfulness therapy offers simple attention and breathing practices that can reduce stress and improve sleep and focus.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that fit the person's needs. That collaborative process can include trying one way for a few sessions and adjusting what is used based on what is helpful.
Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging to make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be a good shorter check-in or use less bandwidth, live chat works well for brief exchanges, and text messaging supports ongoing check-ins and reminders. These options help people access consistent care while balancing work, family, and other responsibilities.
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