Michael Maddock, LMHC, LPC

Michael Maddock is a licensed mental health counselor and licensed professional counselor with 15 years of clinical experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship struggles. He also supports concerns like parenting stress, body image, eating issues, anger, and coping with life changes.

Michael emphasizes a practical, down-to-earth approach. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps people can try between appointments. He aims to build a trusting relationship so clients feel heard and able to try new ways of handling problems.

His background includes work across a range of clinical settings and a master’s degree earned in 2011. That experience has given him familiarity with many kinds of mental health challenges and ways to match treatment to the person in front of him. He also stays connected to developments in assessment and treatment through a role as a Scientific Solutions Director.

Michael draws on cognitive behavioral techniques along with client-centered and existential ideas to tailor care. He also uses elements of the Gottman Method and motivational interviewing when those fit a person’s goals. Therapy is adapted to practical needs and to the issues a person brings.

He offers online formats and uses brief, focused work when that makes sense. Sessions aim to help people build skills, reduce distress, and get unstuck from patterns that no longer serve them.

Approaches that translate well to online work

Michael often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is practical and well suited to issues like anxiety, depression, and stress because it focuses on clear skills and experiments to change thinking and behavior.

He also uses client-centered therapy, which centers on listening, empathy, and creating a supportive space for people to set their own goals. This approach helps people feel understood and able to explore what matters most to them.

Finding the right approach happens together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past. From there he tailors a mix of methods so sessions match the person’s needs and pace.

Online therapy offers practical benefits like flexibility and easier scheduling. Video calls allow a full session when face-to-face feel is helpful, phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins or brief skill practice. These formats make it easier to fit regular work on goals into a busy life.