Michael Anderson, LICSW
Minnesota · 6 years in practice
Michael Anderson, LICSW, helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, grief, and relationship or intimacy concerns.
License and registration
- LICSW, Minnesota
- 22391 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1407599236 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
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About Michael
Michael Anderson, LICSW, helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, grief, and relationship or intimacy concerns. He draws on his own life experience and clinical work to guide practical change. He speaks plainly and focuses on steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Michael spent many years in blue-collar work and has personal experience with depression, anxiety, addiction, and life transitions. That background shapes how he listens and what he offers.
Background and approach
He also brings creative interests such as singing and photography into his outlook on growth. In sessions he uses a mix of approaches to fit each person's needs. He works with Jungian ideas about meaning and symbols alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thought patterns.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness help with emotional regulation and staying present. He offers trauma-informed and somatic-informed ways to address painful memories and body-held stress. The emphasis is on understanding what happened and building skills to move forward.
Anger management and strategies for addictive behaviors are available as needed. Michael aims to help people find and develop their strengths and creative potential. He frames therapy as a shared process where the client’s goals lead the way.
Sessions focus on clear steps, skill practice, and learning new ways to handle old problems.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michael lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Michael names
- Jungian Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
Approaches that meet you where you are online
Michael blends Jungian Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in ways that suit individual needs. Jungian Therapy looks at symbols, personal meaning, and life stories to help people connect with deeper motives and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and helps break repetitive patterns that cause distress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and mindful awareness, which can be helpful for intense emotions and relationship strains.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they try methods, adjust as needed, and pick the tools that fit the person’s life and pace.
Online therapy with Michael is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and seeing expressions, phone works when bandwidth is low, live chat can be a quick check-in, and texting supports brief updates or skills practice. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work, caregiving, or other routines while keeping therapy consistent.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Michael address?
He works with stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related topics.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He takes a practical, down-to-earth approach that mixes talk and skill practice. Sessions focus on steps people can use between meetings.
What is his professional background?
He is a Masters-level clinician with six years of professional experience and a history of blue-collar work that informs his perspective.
Where is he licensed and based?
He holds a Minnesota Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker credential, listed as LICSW, and practices from Minnesota.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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