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LMHC, LPC

Michael Brown, LMHC, LPC

  • Experience7 years
  • LocationPennsylvania
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Michael

Michael Brown offers therapy for people who want to reduce anxiety, move through trauma, and strengthen their sense of self. He works with individuals facing stress, relationship and intimacy challenges, grief, parenting concerns, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, ADHD, and a wide range of life adjustments.

Background and approach

His style emphasizes compassion, empathy, and a nonjudgmental presence that supports clients as they explore painful patterns and cultivate healthier ways of living. Drawing on seven years of clinical experience and training in both LMHC and LPC frameworks, Michael integrates mindfulness-oriented methods and several evidence-based modalities to reach deeper emotional wounds.

He uses Internal Family Systems alongside approaches such as ACT, CBT, and DBT to help clients understand internal parts, clarify values, and build concrete coping skills. His background includes work with trauma-focused methods like EMDR, and he aims to combine practical strategies with curiosity and unconditional acceptance to foster lasting change.

Integrating IFS and Skills-Based Therapies Online

Internal Family Systems helps people notice and dialogue with the different parts inside themselves - for example protective or wounded parts - so that painful memories and reactive patterns can be understood and eased. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and learning to take committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, empathic therapeutic relationship that promotes self-exploration and growth through acceptance and genuine presence.

Finding the right combination of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to see which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques over time and checking in about what is helping or what needs to change.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it possible to access these approaches with flexibility. These options allow people to fit therapy into busy lives, continue care across distances, and choose formats that feel most comfortable while working with a licensed professional to build insight, skills, and resilience.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Michael works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, grief, relationship and intimacy-related problems, parenting and career concerns, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, ADHD, and many related focus areas like attachment and codependency.
How would you describe the therapist's overall approach?
The approach blends mindfulness-informed and evidence-based methods including Internal Family Systems, ACT, CBT, DBT, and EMDR to help clients access emotions, build skills, and make values-based changes.
What is Michael Brown's clinical background?
He has seven years of clinical experience and combines trauma-focused work with mindfulness modalities to address long-standing patterns and acute symptoms.
What credentials and locations are listed for this clinician?
Michael holds LMHC and LPC credentials and is listed with FL LMHC MH23926 and PA LPC PC013943. He practices from Pennsylvania.
Are services available in languages other than English or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and the therapist accepts international clients.
Which session formats are offered for online work?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled for therapy sessions?
Pricing varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To get started select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania, Florida

Languages

English