About Michael
Michael Masters uses a practical, person-focused approach to therapy. He draws on cognitive behavioral work, acceptance and commitment ideas, and client-centered listening to help people make changes. Michael is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in New York.
He has five years of clinical experience. Before becoming a clinician he worked as a community organizer. That work involved counseling people affected by systemic conflict, trauma, abuse, neglect, and problems with anger or anxiety.
How Michael works
Those early roles shape how he responds to complex stress now. In sessions he listens first and asks clear questions next. He helps people name what matters to them, notice what gets in the way, and try small experiments that can lead to real change.
He also uses skills for managing strong emotions and improving everyday routines. Michael supports people facing grief, addiction, low self-esteem, caregiving stress, and changes at work or home. He also works with concerns such as attachment issues, chronic illness, and intimacy-related questions.
He tailors methods based on each person’s goals. People can expect straightforward language and practical steps. Michael emphasizes collaboration and honest conversation.
His goal is to help clients build habits that reduce distress and increase satisfaction in life.
Michael lists 11 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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that move a person toward those values while accepting difficult feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression, grief, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, stress, and mood challenges. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes empathic listening and collaboration so people feel heard and can develop their own solutions to problems.Choosing an approach is collaborative. Michael will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and the kinds of strategies that feel doable. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people work face-to-face when they can, phone reduces bandwidth needs, live chat can fit quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep work moving forward without long commutes.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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