About Michael
Michael Robinson is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship strain, trauma, and gender-related concerns. He writes plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person. His style aims to make early conversations easier for someone worried about starting therapy.
He focuses on building a steady working relationship first. That means learning what feels safe to talk about and what goals matter right now.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and paced to match each person’s comfort level, with room to address tougher feelings when the time is right. Michael uses several counseling approaches to address patterns that keep problems repeating. He helps people understand attachment and relationship patterns, uses problem-focused work to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and brings mindful attention to strong emotions.
These methods help with anxiety, addictions, communication problems, and trauma-related stress. His experience includes supporting people dealing with abandonment and attachment issues, avoidant personality patterns, blended family stress, and challenges tied to cancer or chronic health concerns. He also works with matters like commitment worries, fatherhood issues, guilt and shame, and HIV/AIDS related stress.
Michael holds a License in Clinical Social Work, LCSW, and has practiced for eight years in Louisiana. He meets people where they are and adapts the pace and tools to each person’s needs. If someone prefers remote care, he offers several online formats to make ongoing work fit into everyday life.
Online Approaches for Connection and Change
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationship patterns affect current bonds. It helps people spot how they react in close relationships and learn new ways to connect or set boundaries when old patterns cause distress.Client-centered therapy centers the conversation on the person's experience and values. The therapist listens deeply, mirrors what is said, and helps the person find their own direction for change without taking over the process.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they adjust methods over time so sessions match needs and progress remains practical and achievable.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit regular sessions into busy lives. Video calls provide face-to-face interaction for deep conversations, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief updates, skill practice, and ongoing support between longer appointments. These formats offer flexibility to keep steady momentum toward the client's goals while adapting to daily demands.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English