Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Michael works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Michael
Michael Cotter is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri. He focuses on anger, addiction, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. He also supports people coping with parenting pressures, career strain, and changes like bereavement or life transitions.
Michael uses a straightforward, practical style. He listens first and helps people set small, doable goals. Conversations are direct and grounded in real-life steps rather than abstract theory.
Sessions aim to reduce immediate distress and build skills for handling future challenges.
Background and approach
His work draws on client-centered care, cognitive behavioral strategies, and motivational interviewing. That means he centers what matters to the person, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior, and helps find motivation for change. He also uses EMDR for trauma-related work when appropriate.
Michael talks through coping skills, communication strategies, and steps to manage cravings, anger, or panic. He helps people identify triggers and practice responses that feel manageable. He also addresses family-of-origin patterns and issues like abandonment or codependency when they are relevant to current struggles.
With three years of formal counseling experience and a background in addiction work, he brings personal understanding to the therapeutic relationship. He encourages honest conversation and steady progress, and he supports people through setbacks without judgment.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michael lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on your concerns and goals and creates space for you to speak without judgment. Online sessions use that same stance, prioritizing what you want to address and pacing work to match your needs.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thinking and behavior patterns that keep problems going and teaches specific skills to change them. Online CBT can include structured homework, thought records, and real-time skill coaching during video or messaging sessions to manage anger, anxiety, or cravings.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is used for trauma-related symptoms and involves guided processing to reduce the intensity of painful memories. When EMDR is part of the plan, the therapist will discuss suitability and how certain exercises can be adapted for remote work.
Deciding which approach to use is a team effort. The therapist will collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and life situation. That process can shift over time as progress is made or new challenges arise.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you use visual cues and guided exercises. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow short check-ins, skill practice, or support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule while maintaining regular contact with a licensed professional.
Questions people ask about Michael
What concerns does he help people with?
He supports people dealing with anger, addiction, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career problems, and other life changes.
What is his general approach in sessions?
He uses a client-centered style with practical, goal-focused methods. Sessions often include cognitive-behavioral strategies and motivational interviewing to build skills and motivation for change.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He holds three years of formal counseling experience working with addictions and related concerns, plus prior paraprofessional background in helping roles.
What are his credentials and location?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - practicing in Missouri.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
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 with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.