Mike Driscoll, LCPC

Mike Driscoll is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Illinois with 14 years of experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, anger, depression, and major life transitions. He approaches work with calm, straightforward guidance and respects each person's own knowledge of their life.

He believes people bring strengths they can use to change how they feel and act. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented, with attention to what is most pressing in day-to-day life. Mike listens, helps name patterns that keep problems going, and works with clients to try new ways of coping.

Mike uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. He also draws on existential ideas to look at meaning, purpose, and how values shape choices. Solution-Focused Therapy helps keep sessions directed toward small, achievable steps that make life more manageable.

He has experience supporting people facing aging and geriatric concerns, first responder issues, end-of-life and hospice topics, and complicated feelings like guilt, shame, and forgiveness. He also works with obsessive-compulsive concerns and experiences of paranoia.

Sessions are offered in English and Mike accepts international clients. He aims to create a straightforward, compassionate space where people can test changes and build clearer ways to handle stress and loss.

How his approaches work online

Mike commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice negative thoughts and test different behaviors; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Existential Therapy is used to look at life purpose, values, and meaning when people feel stuck or face big life changes. Solution-Focused Therapy keeps work forward-looking and emphasizes small, concrete steps that can make daily life easier.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Mike will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Together they set short-term goals and adjust the plan as progress is made, so sessions stay practical and goal-directed.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for more in-depth conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, quick problem-solving between sessions, or an easier way to fit therapy into a busy day.