Michael Ecuyer, LCSW

Michael Ecuyer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Texas with 33 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life’s challenges. He approaches therapy with a coaching-oriented framework, viewing the work as a partnership that supports clients in identifying purpose and removing obstacles that interfere with personal and relational goals.

Across more than three decades of practice he has assisted people from diverse backgrounds with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem struggles, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy challenges, parenting questions, anger, career transitions, and compassion fatigue. He also works with issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, attachment difficulties, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, and drug and alcohol addiction.

He frames much of his work as life coaching combined with clinical practice, drawing on client-centered methods as well as cognitive and emotionally-focused techniques to match treatment to each person’s situation. Clients may connect by phone, live chat, text-based messaging, or sometimes video sessions. His schedule is primarily daytime on weekdays with some evening openings and a handful of weekend afternoon times, and he checks and responds to messages every day.

He accepts international clients and brings a steady, practical approach aimed at helping people move past barriers and toward the next phase of their lives.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Client-centered therapy emphasizes the client’s perspective and builds a collaborative, empathic relationship in which the therapist follows the client’s lead to explore values, goals, and personal strengths. This approach is helpful for people seeking a supportive space to clarify purpose and increase self-understanding.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and developing practical skills to change them. CBT is often used for stress, anxiety, depression, and patterns that interfere with daily functioning.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on patterns in close relationships and helps partners or family members access and express emotions in ways that improve connection and communication. EFT can be particularly useful for couples and relational repair.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Michael collaborates with each client to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts strategies as progress unfolds. Licensed professionals work together with clients to shape a plan that feels appropriate.

Online therapy with this practice is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility in how and when sessions occur. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, accommodate different locations, and maintain continuity of care when life is unpredictable.