About Michael
Michael Keller is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with three decades of clinical experience. He focuses on practical, goal-oriented work for people facing addiction, depression, relationship strain, anger, bipolar mood challenges, and career or self-esteem concerns. He speaks plainly and gets to issues quickly while treating people with respect and compassion.
In sessions he combines methods that fit each person’s needs. He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people act on their values even when feelings are difficult.
Background and approach
He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot patterns of thought and change unhelpful behaviors. Client-centered and mindfulness approaches shape a calm, nonjudgmental space for exploring problems. Michael also brings experience with communication and commitment problems, codependency, caregiver stress, fatherhood issues, divorce and separation, and drug and alcohol addiction.
He attends to both practical steps and the emotions behind them. That means making plans you can try between sessions and talking through what is getting in the way. Sessions typically focus on clear goals like reducing substance use, rebuilding trust, improving coping with mood shifts, or finding work that fits.
He will tailor conversations and action plans to what you want to change. The work is collaborative and paced to your situation. Starting therapy is often the hardest part.
Michael aims to make the first appointments straightforward so people can begin progress without long delays.
Using ACT, CBT, and Client-Centered Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values. It is useful for addiction, depression, and situations where avoidance keeps problems stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behavior through practical exercises and experiments, which can help with mood, anxiety, and anger. Client-centered therapy creates a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the person leads the pace and topics, and the therapist reflects and clarifies to deepen understanding.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which methods fit current goals and personal style. That collaborative planning means testing ideas, adjusting techniques, and keeping the work focused on what matters most to the client.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match practical needs. Video visits are useful when visual cues and a fuller conversation help progress. Phone sessions can fit into a break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging offer shorter check-ins, ongoing reflections between meetings, and quick access when writing feels easier. These options increase flexibility and make it simpler to keep therapy consistent with daily life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English