About Michael
Prof. Michael Davis offers a straightforward, experience-based approach to therapy. He uses clear conversation and practical tools to help people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns.
He presents himself plainly and focuses on getting useful results without unnecessary sessions. He draws on more than four decades in the field. He has taught psychology for many years and describes a long history of clinical counseling starting in his thirties.
Background and approach
That background informs how he listens and how he helps people sort through complex problems. His work combines Client-Centered methods with cognitive-behavioral techniques and existential ideas. Sessions often center on understanding what matters most to a person, examining patterns of thought and behavior, and making concrete changes that fit daily life.
He favors brief, focused work aimed at practical progress. Prof. Davis has led behavioral health and substance abuse programs and directed anger management and sex offender treatment initiatives.
Those roles shaped his approach to difficult and sensitive topics, including trauma, sexual assault and addiction-related issues. He holds LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - credentialing in New Jersey. He practices with an emphasis on clear goals, direct communication, and respect for each person’s values.
People seeking help with self-esteem, career choices, obsessive or compulsive behaviors, or issues related to prejudice and multicultural stress may find his style candid and action oriented.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and empathy. Online sessions using this approach focus on understanding a person’s priorities and values through open conversation, which can help with relationship, self-esteem, and life-direction concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect feelings. In remote work, CBT often uses short exercises between sessions, thought records, and behavioral experiments that fit into daily routines to target anxiety, depression, obsessions, and compulsions.
Existential Therapy concentrates on meaning, choice, and responsibility. When offered online it invites reflection on purpose, identity, and difficult life decisions, helping people face questions about values and direction.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. Sessions are adjusted over time based on what helps most, so clients play an active role in shaping their work.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations, phone can work for a shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited, and messaging supports brief updates or between-session work. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to use methods that match how someone prefers to communicate.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 41 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English