About Michael
Michael Fronk is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Texas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship struggles. He also supports clients facing family problems, low self-esteem, trauma and intimacy-related issues, bipolar concerns, and challenges like ADHD and coping with life changes.
He aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what matters to them. Sessions focus on practical steps and honest conversation.
Background and approach
Michael emphasizes collaboration and steady support as people try new ways of coping. Michael draws on a range of approaches to match what each person needs. He uses attachment-informed ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques help identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. He also uses client-centered and dialectical strategies to stay focused on values and emotional balance. With nine years of experience, he brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions.
He listens for what is getting in the way and works with clients to set clear, manageable goals. The pace is tailored so people can build confidence without feeling rushed. People choose him when they want steady support during life changes or when persistent patterns feel hard to break.
He helps parents and adults untangle family-of-origin issues, codependency, and communication problems while addressing addiction and mood instability. Sessions combine talk, skills practice, and problem-solving to make change more likely. Michael encourages small, consistent steps and checks in on progress as goals evolve.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current feelings and behavior; online sessions use conversation and reflection to reduce repeating those patterns and improve connections. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors; it often uses structured exercises and homework that transfer well to video or messaging. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and values, giving space for empathy and exploration while the client leads the pace and topics.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as needed. That collaborative stance helps shape which techniques are emphasized and how quickly the work moves forward.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a longer session is needed. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when being off-camera helps focus on the conversation. Live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins, skill practice, or scheduling between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week and to continue work consistently during life transitions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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