Michael Powers

Michael Powers is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 41 years of clinical experience. He helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, bipolar mood changes, and addictions. He also supports those facing grief, sleep and eating difficulties, attention concerns, and trouble coping with life changes.

He keeps sessions straightforward and practical. He listens first, then helps people spot the patterns that keep problems going. Together he works on skills and small changes that make everyday life feel more manageable. He pays attention to how past wounds and attachment issues shape current behavior.

Michael uses methods that focus on thoughts, motivations, and trauma. He helps people learn new ways of thinking and relating to themselves. He also supports people who struggle with impulsivity, guilt, shame, or isolation by building concrete coping tools and communication skills.

Over four decades of practice have given him a broad perspective on mood disorders, panic attacks, and post-traumatic stress. He draws on that experience while keeping the work practical and goal-oriented. He respects each person’s values while helping them move toward clearer choices and better emotional balance.

Michael is based in Michigan and conducts work in English. If a reader wants to begin, the profile directs them to the platform’s matching steps so they can complete a short questionnaire and schedule sessions.

How these approaches can help online

Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process upsetting events and reduce the hold those memories have on day-to-day life. It focuses on safely working through painful experiences and building tools to manage strong reactions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete techniques for changing unhelpful thinking and building new habits to reduce anxiety, anger, and depressive symptoms.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, history, and preferences. That decision is reviewed over time and adjusted as needed to match progress and changing needs.

If you want to use online therapy, confirm the platform’s session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when people need brief support. It can also let someone use sessions when they need quieter surroundings or lower bandwidth, depending on the available options.