About Michael
Michael Denning is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, low self-esteem, and major life changes. He speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away to feel steadier. Taking the first step can be hard, and he acknowledges the courage that requires.
In sessions he treats each person as the expert on their life. He listens first, then works with clients to set clear, realistic goals.
Background and approach
He uses straightforward tools to build motivation, increase confidence, and reduce symptoms that get in the way of daily life. Michael draws on seven years of clinical experience to help people with grief, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, anger, and relationship concerns. He also supports people dealing with career stress, compassion fatigue, bipolar disorder, depression, and ADHD.
His practice includes focus areas such as attachment and abandonment issues, body image, codependency, and substance use concerns. His style is collaborative and goal-oriented. Sessions often include practical exercises, short-term strategies, and skills you can practice between meetings.
He balances problem-solving with attention to a person’s strengths and values. Michael offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. He works in English and holds a Florida LMHC credential.
If someone is ready to begin, he asks them to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment.
Approaches that fit online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and building on what already works for a person; it helps when someone needs a supportive space to talk through feelings and decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses concrete exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and mood swings.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review goals, preferences, and what has helped before, then suggest methods to try. Together they adjust strategies as needed so sessions stay useful and focused on real life changes.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations and skill demonstrations. Phone calls can be easier when someone needs a shorter check-in or has limited bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick reflections, brief coaching, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and allow people to fit care into busy schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English