About Michael
Michael Jenkins is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of professional experience. He focuses on common and painful struggles such as stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship and intimacy-related concerns. Michael aims to give people a straightforward, nonjudgmental space where they can talk through what matters most to them.
He uses a client-centered approach that places the person's needs at the center of sessions. That means conversations begin with the client’s goals and move at their pace.
How Michael works
Michael also offers Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people sort through attachment and emotional patterns in close relationships. For those who have experienced trauma, he provides Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, which he explains and explores with people who are curious about this option.
He describes EMDR as a tool that can be useful for processing major traumatic events or long-term developmental trauma. Over his career Michael has supported people dealing with anger, self-esteem concerns, communication problems, abandonment, divorce and separation, and issues tied to military service and post-traumatic stress.
He combines mindfulness practices with other approaches to help people manage strong emotions and cope with life changes. Sessions are offered in English and Michael practices in Virginia. He aims for clear, practical steps in therapy so people leave with new ways to handle daily life and relationships.
Michael lists 6 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
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Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online trauma and relationship work
Michael uses client-centered therapy to begin work where each person is at, focusing sessions on the issues the client brings and on practical next steps. Client-centered work is helpful for people wanting a calm, respectful space to organize feelings and set goals.He also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy, which looks at how emotions shape close connections and attachment. EFT helps people identify patterns in relationships and try new ways of responding to emotional triggers.
Michael offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, for people considering trauma-focused work. EMDR is used to process memories and reduce the intensity of traumatic reactions, and he discusses this option with anyone curious about it.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Michael will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and will recommend or combine methods in collaboration with the client. That shared decision-making helps set a clear plan for therapy sessions.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is low, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help make sessions more flexible and easier to fit into busy schedules.
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