About Michael
Michael Muniz is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing anxiety, stress, grief, relationship strain, and phobias. He uses clear, practical steps to help people feel steadier and more able to cope. Michael writes and speaks plainly so worried parents can quickly understand what to expect in sessions.
He draws on 19 years of clinical experience working in psychiatric hospitals, independent practice, and corporate healthcare. That background gives him familiarity with anxiety, trauma, addiction concerns, mood challenges, and long-term mental health needs.
Background and approach
He focuses on what clients want to change and on achievable next steps. In sessions he relies on Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful space where people set the pace. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thoughts and habits that keep problems stuck, and Motivational Interviewing to build momentum for change.
Mindfulness practices and Emotionally-Focused ideas are woven in when they fit the persons goals. Michael describes therapy as a practical collaboration. He listens first, then helps people test small changes and notice what works.
That steady approach is aimed at reducing symptoms and improving day-to-day functioning. People meet with Michael by video, phone, chat, or messaging. He works from Texas and conducts sessions in English.
To begin, a simple matching questionnaire is used to pair someone with the right schedule and session format.
Approach-driven care available online
Michael blends Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Motivation-focused work into online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy means the therapist follows the person's lead, listens closely, and helps set goals at a comfortable pace. CBT looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep anxiety, phobias, or low mood active and uses practical exercises to test new ways of thinking. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or uncertain about change by building motivation in small, manageable steps.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify which methods match their needs and goals, and then adjust as progress is made. That makes therapy a responsive process rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video sessions let people use visual connection for deeper conversation. Phone calls can be simpler when internet bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging can suit brief check-ins, day-to-day coaching, or moments when typing feels easier than talking. These options help fit therapy into busy lives while keeping the focus on steady progress and practical change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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