About Michael
Michael Kubiak is a licensed social worker with 25 years of experience practicing in Michigan. He helps people who are coping with anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and major life changes. Michael uses simple, straightforward methods so people can see progress over time.
He focuses on practical skills that people can use between sessions. Michael draws on cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. He also uses client-centered methods to listen carefully and shape goals around what matters to each person.
How Michael works
Mindfulness practices are part of his work for managing stress, sleep troubles, and attention difficulties. Motivational interviewing can help people who are trying to reduce substance use or make other hard changes. Solution-focused techniques are used to set small, achievable steps toward a clearer future.
Michael has treated a wide range of concerns, including grief, parenting strain, body image, chronic illness, and relationship problems. He pays attention to how family of origin issues and communication patterns show up in daily life. His style is steady, direct, and respectful - focused on building coping skills rather than long theory talks.
Sessions move at the client’s pace and emphasize what will work in real life. He encourages small experiments outside sessions and reviews results together. Michael’s approach aims to make therapy useful and practical for people juggling busy lives.
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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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
How his approaches work online
Michael uses cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered methods as core parts of his online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people spot thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then try small experiments to change them. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening deeply and shaping goals around the person’s own priorities and values.He also brings mindfulness practices into sessions to help with stress, sleep problems, and attention. These are short exercises and simple habits people can practice between sessions to reduce reactivity and improve focus. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work; Michael collaborates with each person to pick strategies that match their goals and daily life.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins or ongoing coaching. These options make it easier to stay consistent with sessions while trying approaches like CBT, mindfulness, and solution-focused steps from wherever a person is most comfortable.
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