About Michael
Michael Kolpinski is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Connecticut with 19 years of clinical experience. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and depression. He also works with concerns like abandonment, attachment difficulties, body image, hoarding, and struggles with guilt or emptiness.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Over nearly two decades he has seen a wide range of mood and adjustment issues, along with personality-related challenges and trauma.
How Michael works
This background informs steady, practical care rather than an overly theoretical approach. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on skills that make daily life easier. He often addresses how thoughts influence feelings and behavior, and helps people test and change unhelpful thinking.
He adapts methods to each person's needs and brings measured directness and occasional humor when it helps the work. Michael combines client-centered attention with structured techniques. That means listening closely while also offering clear steps and tools to try between sessions.
He aims for short-term problem solving when appropriate and deeper work when needed. People who come to him can expect plain language, practical strategies, and a calm presence. He explains options, sets shared goals, and checks progress so the plan matches what each person wants to achieve.
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
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Connecticut |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Michael often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT helps with anxiety, mood difficulties, and impulsive or avoidant patterns by teaching practical skills and experiments to try between sessions.He also employs Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, empathy, and collaboration. This approach helps people feel heard while they decide what changes matter most and set goals at their own pace.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Michael will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest methods to try. That way the plan matches real needs and can be adjusted as progress is tracked.
Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video lets people use visual cues, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options increase flexibility while keeping the focus on practical tools and steady progress.
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