Therapist profile
Michael Booth, LMFT
California LMFT - Family and parenting concerns
Continue with MichaelAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Addiction and recovery
- CBT and ACT methods
About Michael
Michael Booth is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of clinical experience. He works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, and questions about meaning and purpose. He also supports people facing relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, grief, trauma and intimacy-related issues.
He keeps sessions direct and practical. He listens to the immediate problem, then identifies small, manageable steps to try between meetings. He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy and Existential Therapy to match methods to each person’s needs.
Michael pays attention to patterns that come from family of origin, attachment, or past losses. He helps people notice how unhelpful habits and thoughts keep returning, and he works with them to build alternatives. For people struggling with addiction or process behaviors, he addresses both behavior and the feelings underneath.
He aims to make therapy a collaborative effort. Goals, pacing, and techniques are discussed together so each person knows what progress looks like. He also tracks how coping skills are working in day-to-day life.
Michael offers straightforward conversation about emotional pain, difficult decisions, and life transitions. He commonly helps with issues such as ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, panic, isolation, infidelity, and career stress. If you want to talk about parenting or family conflict, he includes those topics in his work with individual adults.
How sessions work
How his approaches are used in online work
ACT, or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that align with personal values. It can help when stress, avoidance, or a lack of meaning are getting in the way of daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and provides practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, panic, and addiction-related behaviors. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and the client’s perspective so the therapist can follow the issues the person brings up and support their own problem-solving.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Michael will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try techniques that fit. Decisions about pacing and tools are made together and adjusted based on what helps in real life.
The original biography does not name specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove the need to be on camera for every meeting depending on platform choices. Licensed professionals generally adapt homework, mindfulness practice, and behavioral experiments so they work between sessions and in the context of everyday life.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he address?
He works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, and relationship or family-related concerns including parenting topics.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and pragmatic. He listens, outlines small steps to try, and checks progress each week.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 25 years of experience working with adults and young people on mood, addiction, and meaning-related concerns.
What credential and location does he hold?
He is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, listed as CA LMFT, and practices from California.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.