About Michael
Michael Mcintosh helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, career strain, and major life changes. He frames therapy as practical work. He focuses on building coping skills and changing patterns that get in the way of daily life.
He brings 16 years of experience as a licensed psychologist. His credentials include IA Psychologist 126366 and NC Psychologist 3995. He uses straightforward, evidence-based methods to help people tackle problems and reach goals.
How Michael works
Sessions are practical and goal-oriented. Michael helps clients break down big issues into small, manageable steps. Conversations often include problem-solving, skill practice, and checking what works between sessions.
He also pays attention to the role family of origin, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and first-responder experiences can play in a person’s wellbeing. He works with concerns such as communication problems, commitment issues, guilt and shame, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Therapy can include short-term work for a specific goal or longer-term work to shift deeper patterns.
Michael offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Sessions are offered in English and are provided from his Iowa practice.
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
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | IA Psychologist, NC Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Iowa |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How his approaches work online
Many of his sessions use evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, teachable skills. Cognitive-behavioral techniques help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting; this approach often helps with anxiety, stress, and low self-esteem. Humanistic-informed methods emphasize the person’s strengths and goals, supporting work on life purpose, feelings of emptiness, and matters like forgiveness and guilt.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. He will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and how they respond in early sessions. That teamwork helps shape a plan that can change as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for people with busy lives. Video calls let the therapist and client interact nearly face to face for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide flexible, written options for quick updates, skill practice, or when typing feels more comfortable. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or irregular schedules while keeping the focus on skill building and achievable goals.
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