About Michael
Michael Geisert is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey with decades of experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction through practical conversations and tailored strategies. He uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside client-centered and positive psychology ideas.
Sessions aim to build skills for emotion regulation, reduce upsetting symptoms, and strengthen everyday coping. Michael adapts the pace to each person’s needs and goals.
How Michael works
His background includes work in outpatient and inpatient addiction and mental health settings, juvenile justice, the US military and veteran mental health services, public schools, and colleges. That breadth gives him experience with many types of challenges and treatment environments. Michael emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in sessions.
He focuses on clear goals and practical tools that people can use between appointments. Therapy is presented as a collaborative process where conversation leads to concrete steps. He describes his role as support for building strategies, increasing awareness, and reducing disruptions that get in the way of daily life.
Michael will tailor the dialogue and plan to match each person's situation. Taking the first step is recognized as a courageous move toward change.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 27 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Michael uses client-centered work to place the person and their priorities at the center of the process. This approach prioritizes listening, collaboration, and tailoring conversations to what matters most to the individual. It helps when people want practical problem solving and a respectful, paced dialogue.He also incorporates mindfulness-based practices that teach simple awareness and grounding skills. These techniques can help calm intense emotions, reduce anxiety, and provide tools to handle difficult moments. Positive psychology ideas are used to build strengths and small habits that support longer-term wellbeing.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Michael will discuss options and adapt techniques based on a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. The aim is to find methods that feel useful and fit into daily life, so therapy feels collaborative and goal-oriented.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and maintain continuity of care.
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