About Michael
Michael Strazi is a licensed professional counselor with 23 years of experience in Mississippi. He focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and depression. He speaks plainly and aims to make the first step feel manageable for people who are worried or unsure.
He treats each person as the expert on their own life. He looks for strengths you already have and builds on them.
How Michael works
Sessions are collaborative and straightforward, with an emphasis on clear goals and small, useful changes. Michael has worked with a wide range of concerns tied to mood and anxiety. He also brings experience with communication problems, drug and alcohol addiction, family of origin issues, and workplace struggles.
That range allows him to match strategies to the specific problem you bring. When trauma or past abuse is part of the story, he helps people find ways to feel safer and more in control. He also supports those wrestling with panic attacks, phobias, social anxiety, or post-traumatic stress by focusing on coping skills and gradual steps forward.
People often look for help when relationships cause stress. He helps with communication problems and relationship patterns that keep recurring. The work is aimed at clearer boundaries, better conversations, and more reliable emotional balance.
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
- Trauma and abuse
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Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 23 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Mississippi |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online options
Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on building skills and changing unhelpful patterns. Cognitive approaches help people notice and change thoughts that increase anxiety or low mood and teach practical tools for day-to-day coping. Trauma-focused strategies work on reducing the hold of past events by teaching grounding, emotion regulation, and step-by-step exposure to uncomfortable memories or situations.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that match what you need. That collaborative process means approaches can be adjusted as progress is made or new priorities emerge.
Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer therapy sessions that benefit from face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can fit into a busy schedule or when a lower-bandwidth option is needed. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, ongoing encouragement, or when typing feels easier than talking. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting into daily life.
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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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