- Client-centered care
- CBT focused strategies
- Mindfulness practice
About Michael
Michael Perkins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of clinical and counseling experience. He practices in Missouri and helps people facing relationship and parenting challenges, as well as stress, anxiety, and life transitions.
He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness alongside client-centered ideas. Sessions focus on practical skills and everyday changes rather than long technical explanations. He believes clients are the experts in their story and that strengths already present are the best place to begin.
Michael often offers short exercises and reading to try between sessions. These home practice tasks are used to test new ways of thinking and behavior in real situations. He pays attention to what is working now and builds from those successes.
With two decades of clinical work and over 25 years teaching social work and human services, he brings broad experience with family conflict, adoption and foster care issues, caregiving stress, and fatherhood concerns. He has worked with people managing mood conditions, ADHD, trauma, and compassion fatigue.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and solution-focused. Clients can expect discussions about goals, simple tools to practice, and collaborative planning. People looking for help with men’s wellbeing, career questions, or rebuilding intimacy often find this practical focus helpful.
How client-centered, CBT, and mindfulness work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and following what matters most to the person. It helps people feel heard and clarifies personal goals so practical steps can follow.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses short exercises and behavioral experiments to change unhelpful patterns, which is useful for anxiety, stress, and mood concerns.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness practices to reduce reactivity and notice habits of thought. These skills can support emotional regulation and reduce overwhelm during life changes.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, try methods that fit, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients help shape the focus and the tools used.
Session formats are not specified in this biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine, shorten check-ins when needed, and allow exercises and coaching to be integrated into daily life without extra travel. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT exercises, mindfulness practice, and client-centered conversations to the format that works best.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns can Michael help with?
He works with relationship strain, parenting and family conflict, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, and self-esteem issues. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, fatherhood issues, and men’s wellbeing.
What is his general therapeutic style?
His approach is practical and client-centered, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness to build everyday skills. Sessions often include homework like activities or reading to try between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
He has 20 years of clinical and counseling experience and more than 25 years teaching social work and human services.
What credentials and location apply?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - licensed in Missouri and practices there. He cannot take clients who live in another state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions structured and what about cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Confirm specific session options with the service before booking.
How do I begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.