About Michal
Dr. Michal Jorgens is a Minnesota licensed psychologist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship concerns. She speaks plainly and prioritizes making conversations feel safe and respectful.
Her first concern is understanding each person's experience before suggesting steps forward. With 28 years of clinical experience, Dr. Jorgens draws on a mix of approaches rather than a single method.
Sessions usually center on the relationship between therapist and client and on practical ways to reduce distress.
How Michal works
She listens for what matters most to the client and offers tools that fit daily life, such as skills for coping with anger, managing mood swings, or improving sleep patterns. She uses client-centered work to follow the client's lead and Attachment-Based ideas to explore how early relationships shape current patterns.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques are offered when focused skills or behavior changes are helpful. Existential themes can come up when people wrestle with meaning, loss, or big life changes. Dr.
Jorgens is experienced with a wide range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses family of origin issues, communication problems, codependency, and caregiving stress. Sessions are available through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging for people located in Minnesota and beyond who prefer remote care.
Her credential is MN Psychologist LP4502.
Michal lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Michal works with
The areas below are the ones Michal selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | MN Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 28 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Dr. Jorgens commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening carefully and following the client's lead so sessions reflect what matters most to the person. This approach is helpful when someone needs space to talk through feelings and make their own decisions. Attachment-Based Therapy is another common element; it looks at how early relationships influence current patterns and helps people understand and change how they connect with others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, when used, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and practicing concrete skills to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with clients about goals, day-to-day challenges, and preferences, then recommend strategies that match those needs. The process is collaborative and can mix listening, insight, and hands-on skill building depending on what helps most.
Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and situations. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be a simpler option with less bandwidth, live chat works for short check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats make it easier to attend sessions from work breaks, home, or while traveling and let clients pick what feels most practical for them.
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