About Michael
Michael Bellotti is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York with more than 40 years of clinical experience. He focuses on practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, and relationship concerns. His approach is straightforward and grounded in real-life problems.
He helps people talk through family conflict, intimacy challenges, and communication problems. He also supports those facing control issues, impulsivity, and difficulties after divorce or separation.
Background and approach
Work-related stress and social anxiety are common topics in his sessions. Michael aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. Sessions are collaborative and focused on finding manageable steps forward.
He encourages steady progress rather than overnight fixes. Clients can expect help addressing mood concerns, forgiveness work, and patterns connected to narcissistic dynamics. He brings long experience to complicated or persistent problems and keeps conversations plain and direct.
The goal is clearer thinking and better everyday coping. Practical options include strategies for reducing anxiety, handling triggers for addictive behavior like gambling, and improving communication at home and at work. Michael supports people who are ready to take action and prefers concrete, doable changes.
He works in English and accepts international clients.
How practical therapy methods translate to online care
Many of the evidence-based techniques Michael uses focus on clear problem solving and behavior change. One common approach is structured problem-solving, which breaks stressful situations into parts and identifies specific steps to try; this can help with workplace stress, anxiety, and impulsive habits. Another approach emphasizes behavior-focused strategies for addiction and urges, teaching coping actions and routines that reduce harmful patterns and build safer habits.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to choose methods that match their goals and comfort level, and adjusts those methods as needs evolve. Clients decide together which techniques to try and which to prioritize.
Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper exchanges, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send updates and get brief support between sessions or when a written check-in fits a schedule. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, travel, and daily life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English