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Michael Maddock

Compassionate clinician for life transitions

LMHC, LPC Pennsylvania

Experience
15 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Michael

Michael Maddock is a licensed clinician with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship concerns. He holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices from Pennsylvania.

Background and approach

He offers online options and works with individual adults on issues like intimacy, parenting strain, ADHD, and life transitions. He focuses on building a practical working relationship where goals are clear and progress is measurable.

Sessions emphasize straightforward conversation, concrete skills, and steps people can try between meetings. He uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Michael draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and develop coping strategies. He also uses the Gottman Method tools when relationship patterns and communication are central concerns.

Client-Centered Therapy informs his approach by keeping the person’s priorities at the center of planning. His background includes work across clinical settings and roles that keep him connected to assessment tools and current treatment research.

That practical experience informs how he frames goals and measures progress in therapy. Sessions aim to feel collaborative and down-to-earth.

Michael helps people sort priorities, reduce overwhelm, and practice new ways of relating to themselves and others. He guides short-term coping work as well as longer-term change, depending on what the person hopes to achieve.

Approaches for online therapy and relationship work

Michael uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thinking patterns that lead to distress and to practice new coping strategies that change reactions. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and problems that respond to skill-building around thoughts and behaviors.

He also incorporates the Gottman Method when communication patterns and relationship dynamics are central. Those tools focus on improving communication, reducing conflict cycles, and building better day-to-day connection skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Michael works collaboratively to choose methods that match a person’s goals, preferences, and the issues at hand. That might mean focusing on short-term coping skills, relationship tools, or deeper exploration depending on what is needed.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow more face-to-face connection, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat or messaging can fit into tight schedules, and text can be useful for brief check-ins or ongoing support. These formats make it easier to keep regular sessions and practice new skills between meetings.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does he address?
He supports individuals with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, eating concerns, ADHD, bipolar concerns, parenting strain, and coping with life changes.
What is his therapeutic style?
His style is client-centered and practical, focusing on clear goals, skill-building, and straightforward conversation. He aims to make sessions collaborative and action-oriented.
What experience does he bring?
He has 15 years of clinical experience and has worked across a range of settings. He also holds a role that keeps him involved with psychiatric assessment tools and current treatment research.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices from Pennsylvania. The profile lists FL LMHC and PA LPC as the credential details provided.
Which languages and international options are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
How are sessions delivered?
He conducts therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

GriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed in

Pennsylvania, Florida

Languages

English