Michael Perkins, LCSW

Michael Perkins is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of counseling experience and a Master of Social Work. He helps people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, anxiety, stress, and life transitions. He also works with issues such as trauma, anger, self-esteem, and career concerns. Michael emphasizes practical skills and short, clear steps people can try between visits.

He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. He also uses client-centered ideas to follow what matters most to each person. Mindfulness practices are offered to help reduce reactivity and build steadiness in daily life.

Michael often gives reading and activities to use between sessions. These tasks are meant to strengthen skills learned in therapy and make change more likely. He checks in about how assignments fit into each person’s schedule and goals.

His background includes more than 25 years teaching social work and human services alongside clinical practice. That mix shapes a practical, down-to-earth style that focuses on what is working and what can be adjusted. Michael treats caregiving stress and supports people dealing with adoption or foster care concerns and aging-related caregiving.

He practices in Missouri as an LCSW. Sessions are conducted in English, and he does not take clients who live in another state. To start, prospective clients use the site’s Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.

How Michael’s Approaches Work in Online Therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a collaborative relationship. The therapist follows what matters to the person and helps them name goals and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and uses simple experiments to test new ways of responding; it can help with anxiety, stress, depression, and relationship patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches short practices that reduce reactivity and increase awareness of choices in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods to each person’s needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions are collaborative and adjusted over time so people can try what fits and change course when needed.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, save travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use written or audio exercises between visits. These practical benefits can help caregivers and others fit therapeutic work into everyday life without reorganizing everything.