About Michael
Michael Schwing is a Florida licensed clinical social worker with two decades of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and anger. He supports those working on self-esteem, motivation, career questions, and coping with life changes. Michael uses straightforward language and a compassionate manner to put people at ease.
He tailors conversations and plans to each person's needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. Sessions focus on practical steps people can take between meetings, like small behavior changes or breathing and mindfulness exercises.
How Michael works
Michael blends tools from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral strategies to address daily struggles. He also draws on solution-focused methods to help clients set clear goals and notice progress. Motivational interviewing is part of his style when people want help finding momentum or making a change.
These methods aim to make conversations useful and action-oriented. Michael helps with specific concerns such as caregiver stress, commitment and communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, and relationship topics including infidelity and non-monogamy. He also supports men’s issues, questions of sexuality, life purpose, forgiveness, and social anxiety.
Sessions are offered in English and delivered online or by phone, using formats that fit different schedules. Michael frames the first step as a simple process and encourages people to take it when they feel ready.
Michael lists 5 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
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that fit online care and everyday needs
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's concerns. It gives space for people to share what matters most while the therapist mirrors and clarifies so the client feels understood. This approach helps when someone needs a calm place to sort through emotions or regain perspective.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It works well for anxiety, depression, stress, and problems that feel stuck because it breaks issues into manageable steps and homework tasks. Mindfulness therapy adds simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. Finding the right combination of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then try methods that feel right. Adjustments are made over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video lets people use visual cues during deeper conversations. Phone sessions can fit a short break at work or be used when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text sessions are useful for quick check-ins, brief problem-solving, or ongoing encouragement between longer sessions.
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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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