Michael MacKinnon, LPC

Michael MacKinnon is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with ten years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, and depression. He talks plainly and works with clients to set clear, realistic goals they can use between sessions.

He emphasizes practical steps for everyday problems. Sessions often include talking through current setbacks, identifying patterns, and trying small behavior changes. Michael also helps people who are dealing with trauma and abuse, or who feel isolated and overwhelmed by shame or guilt.

He brings experience supporting concerns around adoption and foster care, communication problems, workplace stress, and issues of control. He also addresses sexual addiction, social anxiety, and mood disorders with focused, goal-oriented conversations. He helps people sort through life purpose and rebuilding self-love after painful events.

Michael offers straightforward guidance on handling family conflict and improving communication. He works with clients to build coping tools for panic, low mood, and post-traumatic stress. His approach centers on collaboration and clear next steps instead of vague advice.

People are invited to describe what they want to change and then try practical strategies in therapy. Michael uses his decade of experience to tailor the work to each person’s situation and strengths. He provides sessions in English and accepts international clients, with scheduling arranged through the platform’s matching and booking process.

Evidence-based approaches adapted for online care

Michael practices evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize clear goals and practical steps. One commonly used approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and trying small, testable changes to reduce anxiety and low mood. This method helps with stress, depression, and social anxiety by teaching skills you can apply in daily life.

Another approach centers on stabilizing reactions after trauma and abuse through grounding, pacing, and rebuilding routines. These techniques aim to lessen overwhelming reactions and improve day-to-day functioning for people dealing with post-traumatic stress or ongoing trauma effects.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick or combine techniques that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process includes checking progress and adjusting methods when something isn’t helping.

Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce time spent traveling, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to work with a licensed professional across state or national lines when international work is supported.