About Michael
Prof. Michael Davis is a licensed professional counselor with 41 years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, addictions, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and phobias.
He writes plainly and aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people under pressure. He uses client-centered methods to create a respectful space where a person's goals come first. He also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
His background includes long experience in academic psychology and clinical counseling, which he applies to everyday problems as well as complex issues. His history includes directing behavioral health and substance abuse clinics and working with programs for anger management and sexual offending. He brings that long practice to sessions by keeping work focused and time-minded.
Sessions tend to be practical and goal-oriented rather than drawn-out. People who come for help can expect straightforward conversations about what’s causing distress and clear steps to try between meetings. He aims to reduce wasted time and expense while addressing the core concerns that brought someone to therapy.
That approach fits worries like phobias, obsessive concerns, mood shifts, and relationship strain. Prof. Davis holds an LPC credential in New Jersey.
He conducts work in English and offers several remote session formats to fit different schedules and needs.
Using CBT and Client-Centered Care Online
Prof. Davis combines client-centered and cognitive behavioral methods in online work. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening, respect, and letting the person set the pace and goals, which helps people feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, useful for anxiety, phobias, and mood concerns. He also draws on existential ideas to help people find meaning and face difficult choices when that becomes relevant.Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. That conversation guides whether sessions emphasize listening and support, skill-building with CBT, or exploring life meaning and choices in an existential frame.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer quick notes between sessions or a way to keep momentum without scheduling a full appointment. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and stay consistent with work on phobias, anxiety, and other concerns.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 41 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
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