Rev. Michael Abell, LPC - Therapist in Pennsylvania

About Michael

Rev. Michael Abell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania. He combines more than a decade of counseling experience with many years in pastoral ministry.

He aims to help parents and families manage stress, relationship strains, parenting challenges, and life transitions in straightforward, practical ways. He draws on work with individuals, couples, and families and speaks plainly about the issues people bring. He focuses on parenting, blended family issues, fatherhood, and family of origin concerns alongside common struggles like anxiety, depression, ADHD, and addiction.

Background and approach

Sessions emphasize clear steps and real-world skills families can use between meetings. Michael uses approaches that center the person and their goals, and he often includes methods that look at emotions and patterns in relationships. He also applies strategies that target unhelpful thoughts and build concrete coping tools.

His style is supportive and team-oriented, aiming to be both encouraging and practical. He leans on his pastoral background and years of hands-on counseling to offer a calm, steady presence. Parents and caregivers who want direct guidance for family or parenting problems may find his way of working helpful.

He speaks English and practices in Pennsylvania. For those ready to begin, he asks for a short matching questionnaire and schedules sessions based on availability. Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches for online family and parenting support

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in the room. It emphasizes listening, understanding, and building on a family's strengths so they can solve their own problems. This approach helps when parents need space to talk and be heard before making changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect actions and feelings. It offers step-by-step tools to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful patterns. CBT can be useful for parenting stress, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each family or parent to choose methods that match goals and preferences. That process can include trying a few tools and adjusting what is most helpful over time.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy family schedules. These options make it easier to meet between responsibilities and follow through on strategies discussed in session. The variety of formats supports ongoing contact, timely coaching, and flexible scheduling for parents and caregivers.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does he address?

He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy concerns, self-esteem, career questions, and ADHD. He also focuses on blended family issues, fatherhood, family of origin problems, forgiveness, and challenges of young adults.

What is his general therapy style?

He takes a supportive and practical approach, encouraging clients and offering concrete steps. Sessions aim to identify manageable changes people can try between meetings.

How much experience does he have?

He has 11 years of counseling experience and a long background in pastoral ministry, bringing both clinical work and real-world family experience to sessions.

What are his credentials and where does he practice?

He is a Licensed Professional Counselor with license number PA LPC PC012631 and practices in Pennsylvania.

Which languages are used in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

He meets with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering several remote options.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 11 years
Licensed: Pennsylvania
Languages: English

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