About Michael
Michael Friedman is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who offers a direct and approachable style. He keeps sessions practical and down-to-earth. He aims to make asking for help feel less daunting for adults and parents navigating life stressors.
He uses a mix of evidence-informed methods to address problems like anxiety, depression, ADHD, and trauma. Sessions often focus on concrete tools for managing mood, stress, or overwhelming days. He also helps people sort through relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, and career transitions.
Background and approach
Michael draws on Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered techniques to build trust and explore patterns that affect relationships. He pairs that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills when clients need practical coping strategies. The aim is to blend insight with hands-on skills so people can try new things between sessions.
He brings 13 years of clinical experience in Washington and works in a conversational, collaborative way. People can expect straightforward explanations, some gentle humor, and an emphasis on the client’s strengths. Art therapy ideas may be introduced when a person is interested in creative expression.
Michael conducts sessions in English. He offers several online formats so people can choose what fits their day-to-day life and comfort level.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early connection patterns shape present relationships. Online sessions using this approach look at interaction patterns, teach ways to notice triggers, and help people practice new relationship behaviors in daily life. Client-Centered Therapy puts the person's experience at the center and emphasizes empathy and listening. In an online session this means the therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects feelings, and helps the client make sense of their priorities and choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers step-by-step skills to change unhelpful patterns. Online CBT commonly includes homework, simple experiments, and short skill practice between sessions to build momentum.Choosing the right blend of approaches is collaborative. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they adjust methods over time so the work feels useful and doable rather than prescribed from the start.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth work and learning new skills, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat lets people check in during a busy day, and messaging supports brief check-ins or between-session coaching. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or unpredictable schedules while keeping the focus on progress and practical tools.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English
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