About Michael
Dr. Michael Haney helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and compassion fatigue. He draws on three decades of clinical experience to guide clear, manageable next steps.
He treats each person with respect and listens first before suggesting a plan. He meets people where they are and adapts conversations to individual needs. Sessions focus on practical skills, emotion regulation, and building routines that make daily life feel more manageable.
He emphasizes straightforward tools people can use between sessions.
Background and approach
His approach blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices. That means attention to a person’s goals, testing what works in real life, and practicing present-moment awareness to reduce reactivity. He also uses solution-focused methods to set small, achievable goals.
Dr. Haney holds a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential, LMHC, and has worked in clinical settings for 30 years. He has helped people with a wide range of concerns including relationship and intimacy issues, grief, anger, bipolar and mood disorders, panic attacks, and PTSD.
He also supports people dealing with ADHD, sexual assault and abuse, domestic violence issues, men’s concerns, veteran and armed forces issues, and sexual health questions. Conversations can include coaching-style problem solving alongside therapy work. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
The style is collaborative and goal-oriented, and Dr. Haney will work with each person to find methods that fit their life.
Approaches that translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a relationship that respects a person’s goals and pace. It helps people feel heard and shapes the work around what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and mood problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with anger, self-regulation, and relationship stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their style, and adjust the plan as progress is made. That collaborative process helps match methods to the issues and the person’s daily life.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera, and live chat or text can be useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style guidance, or when written reflection helps. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life, or busy schedules while maintaining ongoing progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English