About Michael
Michael Friedman practices a warm, approachable style rooted in attachment-based and client-centered work. He is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, based in Washington with 13 years of experience. He keeps sessions straightforward and direct, aiming to make therapy feel like a calm place to talk and think clearly.
Michael helps people dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress. He also supports those facing parenting strains, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, addiction issues, and career or life changes.
Background and approach
He often integrates practical skill-building so clients have tools to use between sessions. His approach combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas with emotionally focused and attachment-aware techniques. He emphasizes using a person’s strengths to handle hard moments and build healthier patterns.
Sessions are interactive and focused on small, doable changes. Michael offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules. Sessions follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Conversations are paced to match what each person needs, whether that is short check-ins or longer weekly sessions. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a time that fits. Michael aims to make the first steps straightforward so people can get support without extra hassle.
How Michael’s approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current feelings. Online sessions use conversation and guided reflection to identify attachment needs and build new ways of relating that reduce anxiety and improve trust.Client-Centered Therapy centers on empathic listening and following the client’s pace. In remote sessions this means the therapist reflects, clarifies, and helps people find their own solutions while honoring what matters most to them.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Through video or messaging, Michael can teach simple CBT techniques, assign short exercises, and review progress together.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Michael will collaborate with each person to determine which methods fit their goals and preferences, and adjust over time as needs change. The plan evolves with the client rather than being fixed up front.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or for quieter audio-only check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief updates, coaching-style support, or times when writing helps express what’s hard to say aloud. These options make it easier to fit therapy around school, work, or caregiving.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English