Michael Strazi, LPC

Michael Strazi is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi with 23 years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping adults navigate stress and anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and confidence concerns, and depression. His work also addresses motivation and related mood difficulties, drawing on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to support lasting change.

Michael approaches therapy with the belief that each person is the expert of their own story and already possesses strengths that can be mobilized to overcome obstacles. He emphasizes a collaborative, respectful relationship that honors clients' perspectives while offering guidance and practical strategies. Acknowledging that reaching out for change requires courage, he provides steady support throughout the process of pursuing a more fulfilling and happier life.

Holding the LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - Michael combines experience and practical focus to help clients build skills, improve communication, and work through past and present challenges. He offers care for a wide range of concerns, including relationship and family issues, substance-related problems, mood and panic disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, workplace difficulties, and veteran-related matters.

Evidence-Based Techniques for Online Support and Healing

Michael Strazi works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and trauma. One approach focuses on practical, skills-based cognitive strategies that help people identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop coping skills for anxiety, panic, and mood challenges. These techniques aim to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning.

Another emphasis is trauma-informed work designed to address the effects of trauma and abuse, including post-traumatic stress. This approach prioritizes pacing and stabilization while helping clients process difficult experiences and rebuild a sense of safety and resilience. A third area centers on communication and relationship interventions that support healthier interactions in families, couples, and work settings.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Michael collaborates with each person to determine which techniques best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts methods as progress unfolds. Online therapy offers flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone appointments, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into busy lives and access support from home or other convenient locations.