About Michael
Michael Trainor is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 30 years of experience. He helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, mood challenges, relationship strain, parenting concerns, career decisions, and big life changes. He works in plain language and aims to create a calm, practical space for people to talk through their next steps.
Michael blends mindfulness and holistic perspectives with cognitive-behavioral approaches to help people manage symptoms and build new routines.
Background and approach
His long practice of Tai Chi and martial arts influences how he encourages balance between body and mind. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small, doable changes that accumulate over time. He values a steady, present-focused relationship in the room.
That means checking what’s working, adjusting plans, and keeping goals practical. People can expect to learn simple strategies for coping with intense moods, addictive urges, or persistent worry. Michael offers video and phone sessions, and he also supports messaging formats for shorter check-ins.
He describes therapy as a collaborative effort where decisions are made together based on a person’s needs and goals. Clients often come to him looking for balance after a life shift or when symptoms start to get in the way of daily routines. He encourages straightforward conversation and clear next steps so progress feels tangible and manageable.
Approaches and online therapy options
Michael uses mindfulness-informed work and cognitive-behavioral methods as core approaches. Mindfulness-informed work helps people notice their thoughts and bodily sensations so they can respond rather than react, which can be useful for anxiety, stress, and mood regulation. Cognitive-behavioral methods focus on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.He aims to discover the right mix of methods collaboratively. Together with the client he checks what feels useful, adjusts techniques, and sets short-term goals. The process is meant to be practical and responsive to a person’s goals and preferences.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can fit into a lunch break or work better when bandwidth is limited. Messaging and live chat are useful for quick check-ins, homework support, or shorter conversations between longer sessions. These options help people keep therapy consistent while fitting around work, family, and travel.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
Also works with
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Infidelity
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English