Michael Perkins, LCSW

Michael Perkins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Missouri with 20 years of clinical and counseling experience. He works with adults on relationship concerns, family and parenting matters, anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Sessions are presented in plain, practical terms and often include tasks to try between meetings.

He brings long experience in social work education to his clinical practice, including more than 25 years teaching social work and human services. That background informs how he explains strategies and offers reading or activities to reinforce what is discussed in sessions. He often uses brief exercises or homework to help people practice new skills outside sessions.

Michael uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a primary tool, alongside client-centered listening and mindfulness techniques. He describes CBT as a way to spot and change patterns of thinking and behavior that get in the way. Mindfulness work focuses on present-moment awareness and managing stress responses.

In sessions he pays attention to what a person wants to accomplish and also what is already going well. He frames strengths as the foundation to build on and treats the client as the expert on their own life. This approach shapes goal-setting and practical steps forward.

He may introduce short exercises based on positive psychology and mindfulness, and sometimes suggests readings or activities for between sessions. People who prefer concrete tools and clear explanations tend to find this style useful.

How his approaches translate to online work