Michael Friedman , LMHC

Michael Friedman is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 13 years of clinical experience supporting children, teens, and adults in Washington. He combines professional training with personal insight from having experienced therapy both as a provider and a recipient, and he brings a calm, approachable presence to work with individuals and families. Michael holds an LMHC credential and maintains his Washington license - WA LMHC 60746917.

His practice blends interactive, engaged, and empathetic care with a range of evidence-informed techniques. Michael draws from cognitive behavioral methods alongside behavioral, psychodynamic, and humanistic perspectives. He emphasizes strength-based, trauma-aware work that helps clients identify and use their existing resources to manage symptoms, navigate life transitions, and make meaningful changes. He also studied art therapy counseling and offers creative, expressive options for clients who want to integrate art-based work into sessions.

Michael has experience addressing a broad array of concerns including trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy difficulties, anger, career transitions, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. He also works with attachment issues, body image, codependency, communication problems, and post-traumatic stress. Michael’s style is practical and supportive, often mixing skill-building with reflective insight and a bit of wit to keep the work human. He looks forward to working with clients ready to engage in growth and change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Michael Friedman often integrates attachment-based methods, client-centered therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy into his online work. Attachment-based therapy explores how early relationship patterns influence current connections and helps people build safer, more secure bonds; it can be useful for relationship struggles, attachment issues, and intimacy concerns. Client-centered therapy centers the client’s own goals and experience, offering empathetic listening and collaboration to support self-directed growth and emotional clarity. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, providing concrete skills that can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Michael partners with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals, then tailors techniques and pacing so the work fits each person. That collaboration helps ensure therapy feels relevant and effective for the challenges at hand.

Online sessions can be delivered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent care from licensed professionals without extensive travel, and they allow clients to continue building skills and processing difficult experiences in ways that fit their daily lives.