Dr. Michael Schmit
Practical therapy for life and parenting challenges
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Michael
Dr. Michael Schmit helps people facing a wide range of challenges, including addiction, depression, anxiety, stress, grief, parenting concerns, and relationship or intimacy issues. He also supports people dealing with self-esteem struggles, career questions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Texas and brings 13 years of experience to his work. Sessions with Dr. Schmit are straightforward and practical.
He listens first, then talks through steps that fit each person's situation.
Background and approach
Conversations are tailored to the issue at hand, whether that means building coping skills, addressing unhealthy patterns, or working on communication and boundaries. His methods draw from several therapy approaches such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, and dialectical behavior techniques. These methods help clients identify unhelpful thoughts, practice new behaviors, and improve emotional regulation.
He also uses elements of existential and motivational interviewing when those fit the client's needs. Dr. Schmit aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
He adapts plans to match what each person finds useful and realistic. The process is collaborative with an emphasis on small, achievable steps. He works remotely from Texas and conducts sessions using a mix of live formats.
People who are ready to begin follow a simple sign-up and matching process to schedule a first appointment.
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on building a trusting conversation where the therapist follows the client's lead and offers support without judgment. This approach helps people feel heard and develop their own solutions for problems like stress, grief, or parenting struggles.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and build better habits, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep problems.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. It is useful for impulsivity, intense anger, and improving day-to-day coping.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That decision can shift as progress is made, and sessions adapt over time.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and continue care from home. Licensed professionals use these formats to deliver the same therapeutic methods they would in person while focusing on practical tools and steady progress.
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.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
Next step
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