About Michael
Michael Garrison is a licensed clinical social worker based in Michigan. He holds a Master of Social Work and is credentialed as an LMSW and LCSW, and he brings ten years of practice in community mental health and school settings. He meets people with a calm, validating style and focuses on building a strong working connection from the first session.
He has substantial experience with trauma, addiction, personality and mood disorders.
How Michael works
He also helps with grief, anxiety, anger, sleep and eating concerns, and issues related to intimacy and relationships. Career stress, parenting strains, and compassion fatigue are other areas he addresses. His sessions blend practical skills with reflection and discussion.
He uses tools drawn from cognitive-behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness techniques are offered to manage stress and grounding. He also uses approaches aimed at processing traumatic memories and improving emotional regulation.
Michael frames therapy as a collaborative effort. He helps clients set clear goals and practices strategies between sessions. He encourages small, doable steps that build confidence over time.
Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Work is offered in English and set from his Michigan practice. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session that fits the client's needs.
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
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
Training and background
| Registers | LMSW, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
How Michael blends therapies for online care
Michael often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns; CBT is practical and often suits anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. He also draws on dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills for people who struggle with strong emotions.He treats approach selection as a collaborative process. Together the therapist and client will talk through goals, preferences, and symptom patterns to choose which methods to try first. Adjustments are made as work progresses based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging provide brief check-ins, written reflection, and support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while juggling work, family, and other obligations.
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