Dr. Michael Becerra

Dr. Michael Becerra is a licensed professional counselor with 14 years of experience. He helps people manage anger, stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and life transitions. He also works with concerns such as self-esteem, career questions, sleep problems, parenting stress, LGBT issues, and ADHD.

Becerra's approach is relaxed and interactive. Sessions focus on practical steps and short-term goals. He uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe their stories and Solution-Focused Therapy to build on what is already working.

He has worked in community settings, school districts, college campuses, and vocational rehabilitation agencies. His background includes work with people facing disability, immigration concerns, and career shifts. He also spent six years living in Colombia supporting intercultural couples, U.S. expats, and volunteers adjusting to life abroad.

In sessions he draws on Adlerian ideas about growth and social interest. That means conversations tend to look at how current problems connect to daily roles at work, friendship, and intimacy. He aims to support motivation and encourage small, achievable changes.

People can expect a supportive tone and a focus on real-world solutions. The work usually mixes talking about the story behind a problem and setting clear, short-term goals. Dr. Becerra encourages clients to use therapy as a step toward handling anger, improving relationships, and finding direction in midlife or career transitions.

How narrative and solution-focused work online

Dr. Becerra uses Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from a problem by looking at the story they tell about it and finding new, more helpful meanings. This approach can be useful for anger, relationship patterns, and life purpose questions.

He also uses Solution-Focused Therapy, which emphasizes small, practical changes and clear goals. That way sessions often move quickly toward what can be tried between meetings to reduce stress and improve functioning.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. He will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and together decide whether narrative work, solution-focused steps, or a mix of both feels best.

Confirm the available session formats before booking to know how meetings will be scheduled. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and making it simpler to schedule sessions around work or caregiving responsibilities. Licensed professionals can adapt narrative and solution-focused techniques to remote sessions so the focus stays on practical progress and clearer thinking.