Michael Ebbinghaus

Michael Ebbinghaus is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Texas with six years of clinical experience. He works with adults who feel stuck after a big change, who are questioning what matters next, or who want clearer direction in relationships and life purpose. His listed concerns include relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.

Michael uses a relational approach in sessions, combining a more directive style with intuitive listening. That means he structures conversations while also following what comes up in the room. Sessions are set up as collaborative conversations rather than lectures.

He uses techniques such as dreamwork and somatic exploration to help people notice patterns held in the body and in dreams. These methods aim to make deeper feelings and recurring themes more visible so they can be talked through and worked with practically.

The biography notes use of ketamine-assisted therapy as part of his practice to access deeper material. People curious about this option should discuss how it might fit their needs during an initial conversation.

Michael also lists focused areas like BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, codependency, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, men's issues, post-traumatic stress, and self-love. He accepts international clients and conducts work in English. To begin, clients follow the site prompts to view online therapy options and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling a first session.

Therapeutic approaches and how online work fits

Michael combines techniques aimed at both felt experience and narrative meaning. Somatic exploration focuses on bodily sensations and movement to help people recognize how stress or trauma shows up in the body; it can be useful for anxiety, trauma responses, and feeling stuck in old patterns. Dreamwork draws on recurring images and themes from dreams to surface unconscious concerns and recurring life scenes that are hard to name.

The biography also mentions ketamine-assisted therapy as an option to access deeper material; this is presented as one tool among several rather than a guaranteed pathway. Deciding which approaches to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with the client to match methods to goals, needs, and preferences as those become clearer in early sessions.

Online work can help fit therapy into a busy week by reducing travel time and making scheduling easier. It can allow for shorter check-ins when needed or longer sessions when more processing is helpful. The profile does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current online options before booking. Licensed professionals can adapt somatic exercises and dream-focused conversations to remote settings so the work can continue across locations.