Michael Bohman

Michael Bohman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 40 years of experience helping people navigate life’s pressures. He focuses on stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, depression, anger, and related concerns. He works with adults who want practical ways to cope and change unhelpful patterns.

He uses a recovery-oriented mindset built from decades in clinical and community settings. That means sessions often center on small, achievable steps toward better day-to-day functioning. He brings grounded listening and straightforward feedback so clients can try new strategies between meetings.

Michael has long experience supervising other clinicians and developing programs. He has worked with people facing substance use, domestic violence, trauma, and complex mental health needs. He also supports those dealing with caregiving stress, chronic illness, and life transitions.

His sessions often draw on client-centered work to follow what matters most to the person. He combines that with cognitive behavioral tools to identify patterns and mindfulness skills to reduce reactivity. Motivational interviewing and psychodynamic ideas also inform how he helps people find motivation and understand recurring issues.

People choose him when they want an experienced clinician who listens and helps plan concrete changes. He practices in Virginia and communicates in English. International clients are accepted through the platform, and practical next steps are handled through the site’s scheduling process.

Approaches for online work and finding what fits

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what the person finds most important. In practice that means sessions start with what the client wants to change and proceed at their pace, useful for issues like stress, grief, or relationship concerns.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and offers concrete strategies to change them. It can help with anxiety, depression, anger, and patterns that keep problems going.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and increase calm. It pairs well with CBT for managing strong emotions and improving sleep or focus.

Finding the right combination is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose approaches that match goals and preferences, and adjust strategies over time based on what helps most.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since specific formats were not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when helpful, and reduce travel time. Talk with the therapist during the matching process to learn which session options and rhythms will best meet practical needs.