Michael Garrison, LMSW, LCSW

Licensed in Michigan · 10 years in practice

Michael Garrison is a licensed clinical social worker based in Michigan with ten years of experience in school and community mental health settings.

License and registration

LMSW, Michigan: 6801097735 · expires July 2027
LCSW, Oregon: L15000 · expires June 2026
NPI: 1487029690 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 10
Languages: English

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About Michael

Michael Garrison is a licensed clinical social worker based in Michigan with ten years of experience in school and community mental health settings. He has worked with people facing trauma, mood and personality disorders, addiction, and relationship difficulties. Michael aims to create a steady, supportive space where clients feel heard and understood.

He favors straightforward conversation and practical steps. Sessions focus on clear goals, doable strategies, and building skills that fit day-to-day life.

Background and approach

He helps clients notice patterns, test small changes, and practice new ways of coping between meetings. Michael draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, EMDR, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to shape treatment. He adapts methods to each individual rather than using one fixed style.

The therapist emphasizes collaboration and pacing that matches a client’s readiness. Clients often come for help with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and addictive behavior. He also supports people dealing with self-esteem, body image, anger, parenting strain, work stress, and life transitions.

Sessions may include skill teaching, reflective conversation, and focused interventions for traumatic memories. Michael works in English and offers multiple remote formats for sessions. He invites prospective clients to consider what they want to change and to take the first step by completing a brief matching questionnaire to begin scheduling.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Michael lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Body image
Co-morbidity
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Drug and alcohol addiction
Forgiveness
Impulsivity
Jealousy
Men's issues
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Self-love
Sexual dysfunction

Approaches Michael names

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Online support

Approaches that guide online work

Michael often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of behaving; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and many daily struggles. He also incorporates dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved relationship interactions. When trauma is a central issue, he may use EMDR to focus on distressing memories and reduce their intensity.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. He will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face work and skill demonstration, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, school, and caregiving commitments.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Michael commonly address?

He works with trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and a range of mood and personality concerns.

How would you describe his therapeutic style?

He offers direct, supportive conversation with an emphasis on practical skills, reflection, and gradual change tailored to each person.

What is his professional background?

Michael has about ten years of experience in school social work and community mental health settings, working with children, adults, and couples.

What credentials and where is he located?

He holds LMSW and LCSW credentials and practices from Michigan.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for remote work.

How does billing 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?

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