Dr. Michael Haney

Dr. Michael Haney is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 30 years of professional experience. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, compassion fatigue, anger, and a broad range of mood and relationship concerns. He aims to provide respectful, sensitive, and compassionate care as clients take steps toward a more manageable life.

In sessions he adapts the conversation and plan to each person’s needs. He uses clear, practical methods rather than jargon. That can mean working on coping skills for strong emotions, pacing recovery after trauma, or building routines that reduce anxiety and depression.

Dr. Haney draws on client-centered work to keep the person’s perspective central. He also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts and replace them with more useful ones. Dialectical behavior strategies and mindfulness practices are used when emotion regulation and present-moment awareness are helpful.

He often takes a solution-focused stance for people who want concrete steps and short-term goals. Over time the plan is adjusted based on progress and changing needs. The focus is practical change rather than labels.

People can expect straightforward conversation, collaborative planning, and a focus on skills they can use between sessions. Dr. Haney encourages gradual steps toward clearer communication, better mood management, and fewer pain points in daily life.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-centered work puts the person's experience first and shapes sessions around what matters most to them. This approach helps people feel heard and helps the therapist match goals and pacing to individual needs.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence. It often includes homework like tracking mood or practicing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and anger reactions.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It teaches techniques for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings escalate.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. That collaborative process guides whether more skill-building, thought work, or present-moment practices are used.

Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, remove travel time, and let people use skills in real-time between work and home tasks. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to match each person's situation.