About Michael
Michael Dautrich is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and relationship or family challenges. He offers straightforward support for grief, parenting strain, intimacy concerns, and major life changes. He speaks English and works with people in New York and internationally, using plain language and practical goals.
Michael draws on more than three decades of experience in counseling and social work. He spent 23 years with the New York State Office of Mental Health before moving into independent practice.
Background and approach
That background means he is familiar with both individual and group work in a variety of clinical settings. In sessions he uses client-centered methods to focus on what matters to each person. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and build different coping habits.
Mindfulness and solution-focused ideas are woven in to help people find calmer moments and small, usable steps forward. People can expect clear conversation about current problems and practical strategies to try between sessions. Michael aims to make goals concrete and measurable so progress is easy to see.
He pays attention to mood disorders, addiction concerns, trauma histories, and ongoing life stressors. Michael holds a Master of Social Work and a Master of Science in Counseling, both earned in 1992. He maintains his LCSW credential and practices from New York while offering video, phone, chat, and messaging sessions to fit different needs.
How his approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s priorities. The therapist encourages people to set their own goals and explores what matters most to them, which helps with relationship, self-esteem, and life-change concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It breaks those patterns into smaller steps, teaches new coping skills, and is useful for anxiety, depression, and some addiction-related habits.
Mindfulness techniques help people notice stress and strong emotions without reacting immediately. Short practices can reduce rumination and improve attention, which supports recovery from trauma and ongoing stress.
Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals, preferences, and the issue at hand. Together they review what helps and adjust the plan over time.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone appointments, live chat, and text messaging. Video works well for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone can fit a busy schedule or lower bandwidth needs, and messaging is useful for brief check-ins and ongoing support. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and other commitments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 32 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English