About Michael
Michael Powers is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and mood disorders. He has 41 years of clinical experience and focuses on practical steps people can use to feel steadier day to day. He speaks English and sees clients in Michigan.
He works with concerns such as panic attacks, bipolar mood shifts, addictions, sleep and eating problems, and grief. He also supports people dealing with ADHD, anger, isolation, and low self-esteem.
Background and approach
Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, communication and control problems, and feelings of guilt or shame. In sessions he uses straightforward methods to identify patterns that keep problems going. He helps people learn skills for managing anxiety and impulsivity and for improving emotional regulation.
He also draws on trauma-focused work to address past harm and its effects on current life. Michael emphasizes collaboration and clear goals. He blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing with parts work when helpful to map how thoughts, behaviors, and inner parts interact.
Together with each client he builds a plan that fits their pace and priorities. People can expect a calm, practical approach that focuses on usable tools and steady progress. The emphasis is on real-world strategies for coping with life changes, repairing communication, and rebuilding resilience.
Approaches you can use online
Michael often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT teaches concrete skills for anxiety, panic, mood problems, and sleep or eating concerns.He also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to address the impact of past harm. That work helps people process traumatic memories and reduce their ongoing emotional and physical reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and needs to choose or combine methods. That process is collaborative and adjusted as progress is tracked.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone can fit a shorter check-in or lower bandwidth situations, and messaging or live chat work well for quick updates or when a written record of the conversation helps people track progress. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping treatment consistent and focused.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 41 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English