Michael Jankowski

Michael Jankowski is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Michigan with 20 years of experience. He focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, self-esteem, and LGBT matters. He also addresses topics like abandonment, attachment difficulties, kink and alternative sex culture, caregiver stress, cancer-related concerns, and end-of-life issues.

Michael works in a straightforward, person-centered way. Sessions focus on what feels most pressing to the individual. He listens, reflects, and helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck. Practical steps and clearer choices are explored together.

He uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and change them into more useful habits. Mindfulness tools are introduced to make moments of stress more manageable. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods are used to find short-term goals and small, doable changes.

Michael helps people who are questioning work, relationships, or life direction. Conversations can cover communication problems, infidelity, divorce and separation, family strain, guilt, shame, and feelings of emptiness. He also supports people dealing with HIV/AIDS, cancer caregiving, and hospice-related concerns.

Sessions aim to be practical and paced to fit daily life. Michael asks about what matters most, what has been tried, and what small changes might start to shift things. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site.

How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions

Michael combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness in sessions. Client-centered work means conversations focus on what the person brings and what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at unhelpful thoughts and tests small behavior changes to reduce stress and anxiety. Mindfulness therapy offers short practices to reduce reactivity and increase focus during difficult moments.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process and is done together. The therapist will talk about goals, what has helped before, and what feels workable now. From that discussion, they pick techniques to try and adjust them as needed based on progress and preference.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. This can help people manage stress and relationship conversations without rearranging their whole schedule.