About Michael
Michael Powers is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 41 years of experience. He focuses on common and persistent concerns like anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, and addiction. He aims to help people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected find clearer ways to cope and move forward.
He creates a calm, straightforward space where people can talk through what is happening in their lives. Sessions emphasize practical steps for handling panic, sleepless nights, low mood, or struggles with impulse control.
Background and approach
He listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps clients try different responses. Michael uses approaches that break big problems into manageable parts. He often works on changing unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors.
He also addresses how past hurts and attachment wounds affect present relationships and choices. In session he balances direct problem-solving with attention to emotions beneath the surface. People leave with tools for everyday situations and a clearer plan for tackling longer term issues.
He explains options plainly and adjusts the pace to each person’s needs. Michael’s practice in Michigan draws on decades of clinical work across many concerns. He offers sessions in English and supports people dealing with grief, anger, communication problems, and life transitions.
The overall goal is steady progress through small, reachable steps.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and trying practical changes to see what helps. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and problems with sleep or focus. Trauma-Focused Therapy pays attention to how past traumatic experiences shape current responses and teaches ways to reduce distress linked to those memories and triggers. Motivational Interviewing is a gentle, goal-oriented method that helps someone resolve mixed feelings and find motivation for change, often useful with addictions and habits.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. That means trying a few techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than imposing a single path.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people see facial cues and do deeper conversational work. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, shorter updates, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to practice skills between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 41 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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