Michael Denning, LMHC

Michael Denning is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with seven years of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship challenges, and shifts in motivation and self-esteem. He has worked with clients facing life changes and brings experience helping with trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping difficulties, anger, bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, and a range of family and intimacy-related concerns. Michael also addresses career-related issues, compassion fatigue, and substance-related struggles while offering guidance for those managing attachment or abandonment concerns and other co-occurring challenges.

Michael approaches therapy from a strengths-based, client-centered perspective, holding the belief that each person is the expert of their own story and that existing strengths can be used to overcome obstacles. He pairs empathic listening with practical, evidence-informed tools to help clients set goals and make steady progress. Michael recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and aims to create a collaborative, respectful space where individual goals and preferences guide the work forward.

Therapeutic Approaches Available Online

Michael Denning draws from client-centered therapy, which emphasizes empathic listening and partnership so the client’s priorities guide each session. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive space to clarify values, process emotions, and build confidence to make changes.

He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical method that identifies unhelpful thoughts and patterns and teaches concrete skills to manage anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress. CBT focuses on measurable steps and strategies clients can use between sessions.

Mindfulness therapy is another option Michael offers; it involves simple attention and awareness practices that can reduce reactivity and improve emotion regulation, which is useful for anxiety, trauma responses, and coping with intense feelings.

Finding the right mixture of approaches is part of the process. Michael collaborates with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting methods as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Michael is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which allows flexible scheduling and easier access for people balancing work, family, or geographic constraints. These formats support ongoing, consistent care while matching the communication style a client prefers.