Prof. Michael Feldler

Prof. Michael Feldler is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 38 years of experience. He helps people facing anger, stress, anxiety, addiction, loss, and other hard problems. He listens first and asks simple questions to understand what matters to each person. That plain approach helps people feel heard and begin to make changes. He uses practical talk therapy methods drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to build coping skills. He also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas to help people notice what matters and rebuild important connections. Sessions focus on real-life steps clients can try between meetings. Michael has taught and supervised students in a college mental health training clinic for more than a decade. That experience shapes how he explains things and how he helps people practice new habits. He has worked across many settings with adults and children over his career. In sessions he pays attention to both what brought someone in and the deeper patterns that keep problems going. He emphasizes motivation, clear goals, and steady progress. Conversations are held in an encouraging tone and geared to what the client wants to achieve. People often come for help with relationships, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain, ADHD, and anger management. Michael supports exploration of those issues while helping clients develop concrete skills to feel and act differently.

How therapy approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and choose values-based actions. It can be useful for anger, anxiety, and major life changes by focusing attention on what matters rather than trying to fight thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches step-by-step skills to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and addictive behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication skills, which can be helpful for intense anger, relationship problems, and coping under stress.

The therapist treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. He will talk with clients about their goals and try out methods that fit those goals. Together they decide which strategies to use and adjust them as progress is seen.

Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and keeping momentum between meetings. Because this profile does not list specific online formats, confirm the available session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to schedule a shorter check-in, avoid travel time, or choose a meeting style that is less demanding on bandwidth or attention. Licensed professionals can guide you on which approach and format will best match your needs.