Michael MacKinnon, LPC

Michael MacKinnon is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 10 years of experience working with people across a range of life concerns. He helps individuals set and achieve goals related to improving relationships, increasing life satisfaction, and addressing challenges such as addiction, depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders.

Drawing on a decade of clinical practice, Michael offers practical, goal-focused support tailored to each person’s circumstances. He emphasizes collaborative work to identify meaningful steps forward and develop skills that support lasting change. Michael’s approach centers on helping people overcome obstacles and build more satisfying patterns in daily life.

As an LPC, Michael holds a professional license to provide mental health counseling, which reflects training and supervised experience in the field. He welcomes clients who are ready to explore challenges and pursue clearer, more manageable paths toward their goals.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Care

Michael brings evidence-based cognitive techniques to his online work, helping people identify and reframe unhelpful thought patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and low life satisfaction. These methods focus on recognizing how thoughts influence feelings and behavior, and on building alternative thinking strategies that support better coping.

He also employs behavioral strategies that translate into concrete actions - for example, developing routines, practicing new skills, and using gradual exposure to reduce avoidance. These practical steps are often useful for addressing addictions, mood challenges, and daily functioning concerns.

Determining the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Michael works with each person to explore which techniques match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made so the work feels tailored and effective.

Online therapy with Michael is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options provide flexibility for scheduling, make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, and support ongoing work between sessions with different modes of communication.