About Michael
Michael Maddock is a licensed counselor with 15 years of clinical experience. He holds the LMHC and LPC credentials and works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, and other life changes. He keeps his approach straightforward and collaborative.
Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps. He mixes client-centered listening with structured techniques to help people notice patterns and try different responses. Michael uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors.
How Michael works
He also draws on existential ideas to help people find meaning during big life shifts. The Gottman Method guides his work on communication and relationship patterns. His background includes clinical assessment work and roles that keep him current with assessment tools and evidence-based approaches.
He has delivered care in varied settings over a long career, and that experience informs how he tailors treatment to each person’s situation. Teletherapy is a routine part of his practice. He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging so people can choose what fits their schedule and comfort.
Sessions aim to be practical, respectful, and focused on real-world change.
Michael lists 9 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
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LMHC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Michael blends Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people address both feelings and behaviors. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a strong working relationship so clients feel heard and supported. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test practical behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.He also uses elements of Existential Therapy when people are facing major life questions or transitions. That approach invites reflection on values, meaning, and choices to help people move forward with clearer priorities. Together, these methods aim to match practical skill-building with deeper personal exploration in a collaborative way.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will try methods that fit the client’s needs and adjust the plan over time based on what is helpful.
Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues for conversations, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text can support ongoing reflection between meetings. These choices help fit therapy into busy lives and different schedules.
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