About Michael
Michael Strazi is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Mississippi with 23 years of clinical experience. He focuses on practical, straightforward work that helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. Michael aims to make the first step feel clearer and less overwhelming for someone who is worried or unsure.
He centers sessions on the client’s own story and strengths. Conversations are goal-oriented and paced to match what the person needs that day.
Background and approach
Michael listens for patterns that feed low self-esteem, recurring worry, or harmful habits, and then helps people try new ways of responding. His background includes long-term work with trauma and abuse issues and with people facing mood and panic disorders. He also supports those dealing with substance use challenges, workplace stress, and communication problems that strain daily life.
Veterans and those affected by family of origin difficulties are among the areas he has addressed. Sessions blend practical problem solving with attention to how past experiences shape current reactions. Expect straightforward talk, gentle challenges, and steps you can test between meetings.
The aim is steady, manageable progress rather than quick fixes. Michael works in Mississippi and offers multiple remote session formats. He encourages questions about how therapy will fit into a person’s schedule and goals before starting work together.
Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Work
Michael uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new ways of responding to reduce anxiety and mood symptoms. It helps with panic, social anxiety, and persistent worry by giving simple tools to use during stressful moments.Another approach centers on processing reactions that come from past trauma and abuse. This work helps people understand how earlier experiences affect relationships and daily behavior, and it offers steps to reclaim control and rebuild confidence.
Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will ask about goals, what has helped before, and what feels manageable now. That collaborative plan can change over time as small wins show what works best for each person.
Online therapy allows work to fit into busy lives. Video calls make it close to an in-person session, phone sessions require less bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging can be used for brief check-ins or when typing out thoughts is easier. These options make it simpler to keep regular contact and try new skills between meetings.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Mississippi
- Languages
- English