About
- Client-centered care
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Emotion-focused work
About Michael
Michael Ecuyer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Texas with 33 years of experience. He focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, parenting, depression, addictions, trauma and grief, and related life strain. Michael frames his role partly as a life coach and aims to help people move past obstacles that keep them from goals they care about.
He uses straightforward conversation to identify what's getting in the way and then works with clients to try clearer ways of coping. Sessions often include attention to thoughts and behaviors, emotional patterns, and present-day relationship dynamics. Michael draws on client-centered methods so the person's priorities lead the work.
He also uses cognitive behavioral tools to spot thinking habits that increase stress or depression. Emotionally-focused ideas guide work on connection and communication in close relationships. Mindfulness techniques can be brought in to reduce reactivity and help manage anxiety and cravings.
Across decades in social work, Michael has supported people from varied backgrounds through marital strain, blended family challenges, workplace stress, and parenting pressures. He notes experience with adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness and cancer, and substance use problems.
Sessions mix practical problem-solving with attention to feelings and relationship patterns. Michael aims to help people find workable steps, whether that means building new routines, learning different ways to talk with a partner or parent, or managing flare-ups of anxiety and anger.
How sessions work
How Michael integrates evidence-based approaches online
Michael combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral and emotionally-focused methods. Client-centered work means sessions follow the person's agenda and priorities, using listening and reflection to clarify goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thought and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, stress, and unhelpful routines. Emotionally-focused therapy concentrates on how emotions and attachment show up in relationships and helps people change interaction patterns that cause distance or conflict.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michael will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That may mean mixing approaches across sessions and adjusting the focus as problems change or progress is made.
The biography notes phone, texting, and sometimes video as ways he has worked. Confirm current session formats before booking so you know what to expect. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, reduce time spent traveling, and let someone choose quieter surroundings or avoid being on camera. Licensed professionals aim to match the practical format to the client’s schedule and day-to-day life.
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Experience
33+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, parenting, depression, addictions, trauma and grief, and related areas such as codependency and caregiver stress.
How would he describe his therapeutic style?
Michael combines client-centered conversation with practical tools from CBT, emotionally-focused work, mindfulness, and psychodynamic ideas to address feelings and behaviors.
How much experience does he have?
He has 33 years of experience as a social worker and has worked with people facing relational strain, blended family challenges, workplace stress, and parenting pressures.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is an LCSW licensed in Texas and practices with clients who identify needs related to relationships, family, and life transitions.
Does he work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
He accepts international clients; confirm any cross-border details before scheduling.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography mentions phone, texting, and sometimes video as possible ways to work. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How do fees and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a 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.