About Michael
Michael Spellman is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Massachusetts with seven years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and problems with self-esteem. Michael also addresses relationship struggles and major life transitions in straightforward, practical ways.
He starts from the belief that each person knows their own story best. Sessions aim to build on existing strengths while providing new tools to tackle recurring problems.
How Michael works
Michael encourages clear goals and steady steps rather than quick fixes. In the room he listens for patterns that keep problems alive, such as control struggles, communication breakdowns, or recurring guilt and shame. He helps people break those patterns and try different responses.
Work may include tackling jealousy, impulsivity, dissociation, or questions about sexuality and life purpose. Michael brings experience with mood disorders and post-traumatic stress, and he supports people navigating family problems, abandonment wounds, and social anxiety. He pays attention to how past experiences shape current behavior and relationships.
Practical strategies and small experiments are often part of sessions. His approach is collaborative and respectful. He helps clients set realistic steps, practice new skills, and check progress between meetings.
The focus is on usable changes that make daily life feel more manageable.
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
- Self esteem
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Massachusetts |
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Online support options
How evidence-based methods translate to online therapy
Many evidence-based techniques focus on changing unhelpful patterns and teaching new skills. One common approach helps people identify and test thoughts that feed anxiety or low mood, offering practical steps to shift those patterns. Another useful method focuses on behavioral change - setting small experiments and routines that build confidence and reduce avoidance. These approaches are aimed at problems like anxiety, depression, social fears, and difficulties with motivation or self-esteem.Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals, concerns, and comfort level. Together they set goals, try methods in session, and adjust the plan based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier scheduling. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a longer session or visual cues help. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is low or a simpler check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging make shorter, more frequent check-ins possible and can fit into busy days. These formats help people access care from different locations and adapt therapy to everyday life.
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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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