About Michael
Michael Yeager draws on nearly three decades of clinical work to support people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and anger. He holds the credential Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, and is also a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC. Michael practices in Florida and focuses on practical, everyday steps people can use right away.
He helps people talk through strong feelings and situations that get in the way of daily life.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals, coping strategies, and small changes that add up. Michael adapts conversations and plans to each person's needs instead of using a one-size-fits-all approach. His background includes long experience with depression, panic and post-traumatic stress.
He also supports those dealing with adoption and foster care concerns, caregiver stress, communication problems, and the effects of domestic or sexual violence. Michael pays attention to how mood and behavior connect to what happens at home, at work, and in close relationships. People working with him can expect direct, respectful interaction.
He aims to make sessions understandable and useful, with tools people can practice between meetings. Michael emphasizes steady progress over quick fixes. To begin, he asks about goals and current struggles so a workable plan can be created.
He supports each person as they try new skills and track what helps. The approach is steady, practical, and focused on real-life results.
Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Care
Michael uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills people can use right away. One approach emphasizes learning coping skills and behavioral changes to reduce anxiety and panic; it teaches breathing and activity strategies to manage symptoms and regain control. Another approach concentrates on processing trauma and abuse in measured steps so painful memories become less disruptive and daily functioning improves.Finding the right method is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick approaches that match their needs, goals, and comfort level, and will adjust the plan as progress is made. Clients are invited to share preferences and try different techniques until a good fit is found.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows a focused short check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing encouragement and brief updates between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily realities.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 28 years
- Licensed
- Florida, West Virginia, Ohio
- Languages
- English