Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
How Michael works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Nevada
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Michael
Michael Brennan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eight years of experience. He focuses on helping adults reconnect with what matters and find clearer direction when life feels stuck. His approach centers on steady, empathetic listening and practical work that helps people move forward.
Michael believes meaning can appear alongside pain. He makes room for grief, anxiety, and hard feelings while also noticing strengths and moments of growth. Sessions are conversational and grounded, with attention to what is happening in the moment.
Background and approach
He draws on approaches that emphasize values, relationships, and coping skills. That can look like using mindful awareness, exploring attachment patterns, or working on clear everyday strategies to reduce distress. The aim is to help people feel more connected to themselves and their goals.
Michael pays attention to how systems and power affect individual well-being. He listens for past hurts from mental health or medical systems and treats those experiences seriously rather than dismissing them. He supports people who want clarity about identity, purpose, or recovery from addiction.
Sessions are paced to allow real conversation rather than a rushed checklist. He tries to offer a full hour of presence and is willing to discuss timing needs up front. If someone needs a very strict start-and-stop structure, he will be honest about fit.
What Michael works with
Everything Michael lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Michael's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michael lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and reconnect with personal values. It often focuses on small, value-driven steps to reduce avoidance and increase meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical tools for changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that feed anxiety, depression, or anger. It emphasizes skill practice and problem-solving in daily life.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit best based on goals, needs, and preferences. That choice can shift over time as priorities change and progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into life. Video is useful when visual cues matter, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, quick check-ins work well via chat, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options let people connect from different places, at different times, and in formats that match their routines and comfort.
Questions people ask about Michael
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, and life changes among other concerns.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style is grounded, relational, and conversational with attention to the here-and-now. He combines empathic listening with practical strategies and mind-body awareness.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Michael has eight years of experience as a practicing clinician supporting adults and young adults through transitions, recovery, and identity questions.
What credentials and region information are on file?
He holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, listed as NV LCSW, and is based in Nevada.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats does he use?
He meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.