About Michael
Michael Johnson SR is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Texas with eight years of experience. He focuses on helping people who are struggling with relationship and family concerns, anger, depression, anxiety, stress, and issues around intimacy. He aims to make the first step feel manageable and supportive for those who reach out.
He creates an open space where people can talk about thoughts and feelings without judgment. Sessions are conversational and practical.
How Michael works
He listens for what matters most and helps identify small steps that can relieve pressure and improve daily life. Michael uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. He draws on client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on the person's values and goals.
He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try different ways of reacting. Mindfulness practices are offered to help reduce stress and build attention to the present moment. Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and stay motivated.
Psychodynamic ideas may be used to look at patterns that repeat across relationships. He has experience supporting people with parenting concerns, career questions, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include aging and geriatric issues, blended family matters, chronic pain and illness, and fatherhood concerns.
Sessions are offered in English and delivered online through video, phone, chat, or text-based messaging.
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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.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on hearing the person's perspective and building a plan that fits their goals. This approach helps when someone needs a respectful space to sort out relationship or parenting concerns. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical tools to reduce anxiety, anger, and depressive symptoms. Mindfulness therapy teaches breathing and attention exercises that can reduce stress and improve focus during daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michael will discuss options and help decide together which methods fit the person's needs, goals, and preferences. The plan can be adjusted as therapy moves forward to keep it helpful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for short check-ins, and text messaging helps keep ongoing contact between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life routines.
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