About Michael
Michael Fentress is a licensed mental health counselor who practices in Florida and brings ten years of experience to his work. He creates a calm, affirming space where people can talk about depression, addiction, stress, and relationship struggles. Michael aims to help clients find clearer direction and greater self-acceptance.
He uses straightforward conversation and practical tools rather than jargon. Sessions typically focus on short-term steps that match a person’s goals and daily life.
Background and approach
Michael helps people break problems into smaller parts and track progress over time. His background includes work with a range of concerns such as grief, trauma, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, and career-related stress. He also supports people dealing with complicated family dynamics, caregiving strain, chronic health issues, and intimacy-related questions.
That breadth helps him connect practical strategies to real situations. Michael draws from several approaches to shape sessions. He leans on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, and Attachment-Based ideas to improve relational patterns.
He adjusts methods to fit each person’s pace and preferences. Sessions may be conducted by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules. English is the language offered.
To begin, a prospective client completes a short matching questionnaire and then schedules according to the therapist’s availability.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. It often helps when someone feels stuck by anxiety, depression, or life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to change them, which is useful for anxiety, mood, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationships shape current patterns and can help restore trust and improve emotional connection in close relationships.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try a few methods, and adjust the plan based on what works. Clients and the therapist decide together whether to emphasize values work, skills practice, or relational exploration.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and working through emotions. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, written reflections, and flexible scheduling during busy weeks. These options make it easier to get consistent support while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Wisconsin
- Languages
- English