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About Michael
Michael Anderson is a Minnesota LICSW with six years of clinical practice. He focuses on everyday problems people bring from home - stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, and struggles with self-esteem and intimacy.
He writes plainly from lived experience. Before becoming a clinician he worked many years in blue collar and heavy industry and describes his own path through depression, anxiety, addiction, and relationship breakdown. That background shapes how he listens and what he notices in sessions.
Michael uses practical tools drawn from several approaches. He draws on cognitive-behavioral work to spot repeating thought and behavior patterns. He also uses dialectical behavior strategies with an emphasis on mindfulness to build moment-to-moment skills. Emotionally-focused ideas help people name and move through painful feelings that affect closeness and trust.
Sessions include attention to trauma and somatic experience, with the question shifted from what is wrong to what happened. He also brings an interest in spirituality, creativity, and performance issues, including sports and work performance. He mentions work with anger management and recovery from drug and alcohol problems.
Michael describes his role as practical and direct. He helps people talk through barriers to change, test new ways of handling conflict, and practice concrete skills between meetings. If someone wants to begin, the next step is to follow the site process to answer a short questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How his approaches translate to online work
Michael commonly uses cognitive-behavioral work to help people notice and change repeating thought and behavior patterns. CBT sessions tend to focus on clear goals, skill practice, and homework that supports changes between meetings.He also draws on dialectical behavior therapy methods with a mindfulness emphasis. DBT-style skills teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness that can be practiced in brief exercises during sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will talk with the client about goals and preferences and try methods that fit the issue at hand. That collaborative process helps narrow which techniques to use and how to pace the work.
The therapist's biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people appreciate online sessions because they can fit a meeting into a break at work, avoid travel time, or pick a shorter check-in when needed. Online work makes it possible to practice skills between sessions and to carry new ways of responding directly into daily life.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, and relationship and family concerns among other issues listed on his profile.
What style of therapy does he use?
He uses cognitive-behavioral methods, dialectical behavior techniques with mindfulness, emotionally-focused ideas, and occasional somatic work to address feelings and reactions.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has six years of professional experience as a clinician following earlier years working in heavy industry and related life experience discussed in his biography.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a LICSW licensed in Minnesota and lists Minnesota as his primary location.
Does he offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. He is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time according to the site process.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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