Michael Brennan , LCSW

Michael Brennan is committed to the art of living and to helping people create greater meaning, clarity, and integrity in their daily lives. He believes that most people have the capacity to build a life that feels good and aligned, even when they are facing significant struggle. With a steady, compassionate presence he aims to help clients reconnect with what matters most and to move forward in ways that fit their values and goals.

Michael holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential - LCSW - which reflects advanced clinical training and licensure to provide therapeutic services. He approaches human experience as a blend of joy and pain, meeting grief, anxiety, fear, uncertainty, and change without judgment while also attending to strength, growth, and the quieter returns of meaning that follow reconnection.

He works primarily with adults and young adults navigating anxiety, major life transitions, and losses that range from death and relationship endings to job or identity shifts. He supports individuals in recovery, Veterans, people working through questions of identity or spiritual change, and those dealing with depression, trauma or PTSD, suicidal thoughts, inner conflict, and creative blocks.

Michael’s style is grounded, relational, and conversational. He emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as a foundation for change, drawing on co-regulation, mind-body awareness, and here-and-now work so the process remains responsive rather than mechanical. As a community-oriented social worker he attends to power dynamics and the realities of systemic oppression, holding both personal responsibility and compassion for the conditions that shape a person’s life.

Practically, Michael aims to offer a full, attentive hour in sessions and does not move through the work in a rushed, mechanical way. He acknowledges that sessions may occasionally run a few minutes behind and is open to discussing timing needs up front, noting that a very strict start-and-stop structure may not be the best fit for every client.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Michael often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and client-centered approaches in his work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages acceptance of difficult feelings while clarifying personal values and taking committed action - it can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and coping with major life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of relating and early relationship wounds, aiming to improve intimacy, trust, and emotional regulation in current relationships. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic, nonjudgmental listening and supports self-exploration, which can strengthen self-esteem and personal agency.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Michael works collaboratively with clients to identify what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. He tailors methods over time, combining techniques when appropriate and staying responsive to what emerges in sessions.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility by allowing video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options can make it easier to maintain continuity of care across life changes, reduce travel time, and fit therapy into busy schedules. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt these formats to provide consistent, empathic support while meeting clients where they are.