About Michael
Michael Brennan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Nevada with eight years of experience. He helps people reconnect with what matters and build a life that feels more aligned. He aims to meet clients with steadiness and compassion, and he pays attention to both suffering and small strengths that show up in everyday life.
He focuses on practical, relational work rather than quick fixes. Sessions are conversational and grounded.
Background and approach
He listens closely and responds to what is happening in the moment rather than following a rigid script. He often uses mind-body awareness and co-regulation to help people feel more present in their bodies as they talk. Many people come to him for stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and addiction concerns.
He also works with issues like intimacy, sleep problems, parenting strain, career questions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. He pays attention to how larger systems and power dynamics shape personal struggles and choices. He is comfortable supporting people who feel hurt by previous psychiatric or therapy experiences and will take those concerns seriously.
He aims to create a steady, nonjudgmental space to explore anger, loss, identity, and life transitions. He does not present himself as a savior but as a present, attentive clinician. Sessions are offered in English and available through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Michael notes that sessions are meant to be full and attentive rather than mechanically timed, and he is willing to discuss timing needs with clients.
How somatic and evidence-based approaches work online
Somatic work helps people notice how stress and emotion show up in the body. It uses awareness of breath, posture, and sensation to reduce tension and build a sense of safety in the moment. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that match those values while allowing difficult feelings to exist. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns and how early bonds affect current connections and trust.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than sticking to one fixed method.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and movement awareness, phone sessions offer a simple option when video isn’t possible, and live chat or text messaging provide short-touch check-ins between appointments. These formats increase flexibility and make it easier to maintain consistency when life is busy or unpredictable.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Nevada
- Languages
- English