Michael Maddock, LMHC, LPC

Michael Maddock is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 15 years of clinical experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship strain. He also supports work on grief, parenting, intimacy questions, ADHD, and life transitions.

He keeps the first meetings simple and practical. Sessions focus on what feels most pressing now and on small steps that can make daily life easier. He works in a collaborative, client-centered way and aims to build a steady therapeutic relationship.

His approach draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, existential ideas, and motivational interviewing among other methods. That means he helps people notice thought and behavior patterns, clarify personal values, and find motivation for change. He may also use techniques from the Gottman Method when relationship dynamics are a focus.

Michael trained at the University of Central Florida and has worked in many clinical settings since completing his master’s degree in 2011. Over his career he has provided assessments and therapy across a wide range of concerns, including mood disorders and trauma-related problems.

He has offered telehealth for more than five years and combines clinical work with a role as a Scientific Solutions Director, which keeps him connected to psychiatric assessment advances. He asks people to start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening closely and following the person’s lead. In practice this means sessions focus on the client’s priorities, with the therapist reflecting concerns back and helping people find their own solutions and goals.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and actions affect mood. Online CBT often includes tracking patterns, testing new behaviors between sessions, and learning practical tools to reduce anxiety and alter unhelpful thinking.

Existential Therapy helps people explore meaning, values and choices when life feels unclear or overwhelming. It can be useful for coping with major life transitions and for people trying to reconnect with what matters most.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to a person’s needs, goals, and preferences rather than imposing a single technique. That collaboration helps shape goals and what happens in sessions.

Regarding online work, the profile notes experience with telehealth but does not list specific session formats here, so confirm the current options before booking. Online therapy can make sessions easier to fit into daily routines, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use time more flexibly around work, caregiving, or other commitments while focusing on the same therapeutic goals as in-person work.