Michael Jankowski, LMSW, LCSW

Michael Jankowski is a licensed social worker with 20 years of clinical experience. He focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, LGBT concerns, and relationship struggles. He aims to meet people where they are and walk alongside them through hard moments.

He emphasizes being present and listening carefully. Sessions are intended to help people find meaning, purpose, and a greater sense of well-being. Michael encourages openness and vulnerability as part of making progress.

Therapy often looks like honest conversation about what is most painful right now. He helps people sort through emotions, notice patterns, and try practical steps to feel better. His style tends to be supportive, direct, and collaborative.

Over two decades of work have included a wide range of concerns. These include attachment and abandonment issues, communication problems, infidelity, and divorce or separation. He also addresses areas such as caregiver stress, cancer-related challenges, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and HIV/AIDS.

Michael uses approaches that focus on the person in front of him, practical thinking tools, and present-moment awareness. He works from Michigan and offers services in English. To begin, readers are asked to use the continue button on this profile and complete a short matching questionnaire.

How these approaches translate to online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathy and understanding, where the therapist follows the client's lead and offers acceptance and support. This approach helps people feel heard and understood when they are sorting out relationship or identity concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It teaches practical skills for managing anxiety, low mood, and unhelpful patterns that affect relationships and self-esteem.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That choice can change over time as progress is made and priorities shift.

Confirm which session formats are available before booking, since formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make fitting sessions into everyday life easier by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, and helping people schedule appointments around work or caregiving. It can also make it simpler to continue care when circumstances change, while the therapist and client decide together how to use the time most effectively.