Michael Jenkins

Michael Jenkins is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of experience. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns. He aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental place where people can speak honestly about what’s bothering them.

He draws on several practical approaches in his work, including Client-Centered Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy, to help people understand how their feelings affect their relationships. He also offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, for those wanting a trauma-focused option. Mindfulness practices and elements of the Gottman Method are used as tools when they fit a person’s needs.

In sessions he listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps people try different ways of responding. He works with topics such as grief, coping with life changes, communication problems, abandonment, forgiveness, and life purpose. He also has experience addressing veteran and armed forces issues and post-traumatic stress.

Michael is licensed in Tennessee and Virginia and practices from Virginia. Sessions are conducted in English. He emphasizes practical steps people can use between meetings to manage strong emotions and rebuild trust with themselves and others.

To start, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules based on the therapist’s availability. He typically works weekday afternoons and supports clients through a steady, collaborative process focused on progress over time.

Approaches that translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and helping people find their own solutions. It is useful for stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, and building self-esteem. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify emotions under difficult interactions and shift how they respond in relationships. It can be helpful for intimacy-related issues and communication problems. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, is a trauma-focused method some people use to process distressing memories and strong reactions; it is often chosen for post-traumatic stress and developmental trauma.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences and recommend methods that fit. That collaborative conversation guides whether to focus on emotion processing, trauma work, relationship strategies, mindfulness, or a mix of these methods.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, save travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Some people find video helps with connection, while others prefer audio-only conversations when they need less screen time. The main practical benefit is flexibility in arranging sessions that fit daily life and create time to practice new ways of coping between meetings.