About Michael
Michael Hutchinson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. He blends practical, evidence-informed techniques with a respectful, person-first outlook. Michael focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, and identity-related concerns.
He uses approaches grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy while also drawing from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, client-centered work, and existential ideas. Sessions typically focus on concrete skills, clarifying values, and making choices that match what matters most to the client.
How Michael works
Michael aims to help people reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Michael has worked in mental health since 2012 and has held a Florida LMHC license since 2018. His background includes inpatient, outpatient, and community-based settings where he worked with trauma, persistent mental illness, relationship difficulties, and other complex concerns.
He brings six years of post-licensure clinical practice to his current work. In sessions he treats people as the experts on their own lives. He avoids giving directive advice and instead helps clients reflect, set goals, and try small changes that align with their values.
He also teaches coping tools for emotion regulation, stress management, and relapse prevention where needed. People who reach out can expect a straightforward, collaborative style. Michael is attentive to each person’s history and looks for practical steps that fit everyday life.
His work emphasizes self-determination and continued learning to improve outcomes.
Michael lists 11 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking meaningful action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It helps people who struggle with avoidance, worry, or feeling stuck find direction and consistent steps forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and many day-to-day problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal tools that help when intense emotions, impulsivity, or relationship conflict are prominent.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michael will collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and personal preferences. That means trying techniques together, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan when needed so the approach fits the client rather than the other way around.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and skill practice, phone works well when a quieter call is needed or bandwidth is limited, live chat offers a quick check-in format, and messaging supports brief updates and ongoing tracking between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other busy schedules while maintaining continuity of care.
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