Michael Purcell, LCSW

Licensed in Pennsylvania · 3 years in practice

Michael Purcell is a licensed clinical social worker who aims to help people who are feeling stuck by offering steady, practical support.

License and registration

LCSW, Pennsylvania: CW027344 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1801732508 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 3
Languages: English

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About Michael

Michael Purcell is a licensed clinical social worker who aims to help people who are feeling stuck by offering steady, practical support. He speaks plainly and listens closely to understand what is most troubling someone right now. He wants to give simple tools people can try between sessions and space to talk about what they are carrying.

He brings three years as an LCSW in Pennsylvania to his work, along with many earlier roles in mental health.

Background and approach

That background shapes a calm, straightforward style. Sessions focus on the issue at hand - relationship strain, family conflict, trauma, grief, or worries about social situations. In conversation he will help clients name what matters and try small, doable changes.

Common topics include communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, forgiveness, and building more self-love. He also addresses fears around social anxiety and phobia with practical steps people can use in daily life. Michael makes room for emotional pain and for the ordinary pressures of life.

He works with clients who want to repair ties, process loss, or recover after abuse. Expect a mix of talk, concrete suggestions, and follow-up between sessions. He offers sessions in English and works through common online formats for convenience.

Prospective clients choose a Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to availability.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Online support

How evidence-based techniques work online

Michael draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on concrete change and processing difficult experiences. One approach involves gradual exposure to feared social situations paired with skills practice to reduce social anxiety and phobic avoidance. This helps people test new behaviors and notice what works in everyday life.

Another common strand is focused work on relationships and communication. That means learning clearer ways to express needs, practicing new conversation habits, and trying small changes that can shift interactions at home or work. For grief and trauma-related work he uses structured conversation and paced processing to help people make sense of loss and painful memories without feeling overwhelmed.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods together, adjusting based on what feels most useful. Clients help set priorities and the pace for change so the plan matches their needs and preferences.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets, phone calls can fit short check-ins and lower bandwidth, chat works for real-time text conversations, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between live sessions. These options offer flexibility to make therapy fit a busy life.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does he help with?

He works with people facing relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and grief. He also focuses on communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia.

What is his general therapy style?

He uses a plainspoken, practical approach that combines listening with small, doable strategies. Sessions center on naming problems and trying concrete steps between meetings.

How much clinical experience does he have?

He has three years of experience as an LCSW and prior roles in the mental health field. That mix informs a calm, practical way of working.

What are his credentials and region?

He is a Pennsylvania LCSW and practices with that credential in Pennsylvania.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

Start by clicking the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.

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