About Michael
Michael Sanchez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and trauma. He speaks English and Spanish and works with adults who want clearer thinking and steadier emotions. His style is direct, compassionate, and goal-focused to help clients make small changes that add up.
He listens closely to what feels most urgent and then helps set practical, achievable goals. Sessions focus on real skills - like spotting unhelpful thoughts, building routines, and trying new ways to communicate.
Background and approach
Michael balances encouragement with concrete steps clients can use between meetings. Michael uses methods drawn from cognitive behavioral work, narrative approaches, and solution-focused techniques. That means he helps people test the beliefs that hold them back, tell a different story about their struggles, and try short-term strategies that move them forward.
The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. He has three years of clinical experience as an LCSW in California. That background informs a pragmatic approach to mood and stress problems, including issues tied to identity, impulse control, and life transitions.
He pays special attention to the role of shame, guilt, and self-worth in people’s struggles. Clients can expect sessions that focus on clear goals and steady progress. Michael aims to help people build confidence, improve daily functioning, and find more satisfying ways of relating to themselves and others.
Practical approaches for online therapy
Michael blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Narrative Therapy to help clients make changes that matter. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from their problems and rewrite the stories that limit them.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michael will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences, and he adjusts the plan as progress is made. The process is shared and paced to what the client needs in the moment.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a deeper exchange is helpful. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging can be used for brief updates, between-session support, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish