Dr. Michael Haney, LMHC

Dr. Michael Haney is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 30 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and compassion fatigue. He aims to create a respectful, sensitive space where people can talk about what feels most urgent. His approach is practical and focused on clear steps people can take between sessions.

Dr. Haney tailors conversations and plans to each person’s situation. He listens for what matters most and uses methods that fit the person's goals. That often means combining thought-focused work with skills for handling strong emotions and relationships.

He commonly draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. He also uses client-centered methods that emphasize the person's own strengths and goals. Dialectical behavior strategies and mindfulness practices are added when people need skills for emotion regulation and stress tolerance.

Dr. Haney has worked across many concerns, including grief, intimacy issues, anger, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and sexual trauma. He also supports people facing life transitions, communication problems, and burnout from caregiving or demanding jobs. These are approached with respect for each person's values and pace.

Sessions can include practical homework, skill practice, and short coaching-style check-ins when that fits the goal. He encourages people to set concrete aims and to track progress as therapy unfolds. The aim is steady improvement in day-to-day functioning and relationships.

How therapeutic approaches adapt to online care

Dr. Haney uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which often involves setting small experiments or homework between sessions to test new ways of thinking. He also practices client-centered methods that focus on the person’s own goals and strengths, giving space for the client to guide the pace and topics of work.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. He will discuss goals and preferences with each person and recommend methods that fit those aims. Together they decide whether to emphasize skill building, exploration of feelings, or short-term solution work depending on what feels most useful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for many people. Video calls let the therapist and client work face-to-face when visual cues help the work. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or continued practice between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between appointments.