About Michael
Michael (Mike) Dyson is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Oklahoma with more than 20 years of experience. He has worked in a range of settings, including the faith-based community, and brings that breadth into sessions to help people facing stress and anxiety. Mike also offers mindset and professional coaching to support people aiming for career or personal breakthroughs.
Mike keeps sessions straightforward and practical. He helps people talk through motivation, confidence, and feelings of emptiness.
Background and approach
He also supports those coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and workplace pressure. Conversations focus on what is happening now and on concrete next steps. His work often covers communication problems, divorce and separation matters, and struggles with guilt or shame.
He helps people untangle money and financial stress, rebuild self-love, and explore life purpose in everyday language. Men’s issues and isolation are included among his common concerns. Mike uses tools from acceptance and commitment approaches, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to fit the person he’s working with.
He favors a collaborative style that sets small, realistic goals and tracks progress over time. People who prefer clear feedback and a coachlike tone tend to find his style helpful. He encourages honest talk in a nonjudgmental space and works with clients to develop practical skills they can apply between sessions.
Approaches and Online Options for Practical Change
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while focusing on values and action. It supports work on life purpose, motivation, and coping with change by encouraging choices that match what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks patterns of unhelpful thinking and builds new behaviors through small, repeated steps. CBT is often used for stress, anxiety, and issues like guilt or self-esteem concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Mike will discuss these methods and choose what fits a person’s needs and goals. He prefers a collaborative process where client feedback guides which tools are used and how progress is measured.
Online therapy formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone wants to avoid being on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, quick coaching steps, or follow-up between visits. These options make scheduling more flexible so therapy can fit around work, family, and daily life.
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- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English