Michael Johnson SR, LCSW - Therapist in Texas

About Michael

Michael Johnson SR is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eight years of practice in Texas. He focuses on relationship and family concerns and helps people manage anger, anxiety, depression, and parenting stress. Michael aims to create an open space where clients can speak freely and feel heard.

He frames therapy as a step toward clearer choices and better day-to-day functioning. In sessions he listens first, then helps uncover what matters most.

Background and approach

He uses straightforward conversation to identify patterns in thoughts and behavior. Practical tools and small experiments are offered so clients can try new ways of relating and coping between meetings. Michael draws on several approaches, including client-centered work that follows a person’s lead.

He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address upsetting thoughts and mindfulness exercises to reduce reactivity. Motivational interviewing helps when clients are weighing change or feeling stuck. His practice often addresses family dynamics, blended family challenges, fatherhood concerns, and issues that affect midlife and aging.

He also helps people cope with chronic health limitations, grief around separation or divorce, and struggles with isolation or low self-worth. Sessions are delivered in English and offered through video, phone, chat, or text messaging. The goal is steady, manageable progress tailored to each person’s goals and pace.

Michael supports clients as they make concrete changes and regain a sense of control.

Approaches and online options for family and relationship work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. The therapist creates space for people to name what matters and to set the pace of change; this approach is useful when someone needs a supportive, nonjudgmental place to talk.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is practical and works well for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress by teaching concrete skills to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk about options, try techniques, and adjust based on goals, needs, and comfort. Clients and the therapist collaborate to pick methods that fit the person's life and priorities.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit busy schedules and different comfort levels. These formats allow for regular check-ins, short coaching moments through messaging, or deeper work via video. The variety helps people stay consistent and use therapy in ways that match their daily routines.

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.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

He works with relationship and family issues, intimacy concerns, anger, depression, stress, anxiety, parenting, self esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include blended family issues, fatherhood concerns, chronic illness, and midlife questions.

How would you describe the therapeutic style?

Sessions start with listening and building an open space. He blends client-centered talk with skill-based methods like cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness exercises.

What background and experience does he bring?

He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eight years of professional work experience in Texas. His practice emphasizes practical strategies and steady support.

Where is the therapist licensed and based?

He holds a Texas LCSW with license number TX LCSW 42189 and practices from Texas.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.

How is cost handled for therapy?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 8 years
Licensed: Texas
Languages: English

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