Michael Jenkins, LMFT

Michael Jenkins is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of experience. He focuses on relationship concerns, stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, and life changes. He aims to make the first step easier for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed.

He offers an open space where people can talk about hard feelings without judgment. Conversations are direct and practical, with attention to everyday problems like communication breakdowns, intimacy struggles, anger, and self-esteem. He also works with issues related to abandonment, divorce and separation, and finding life purpose.

Michael uses several therapy approaches to match what a person needs. He offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for major traumatic events and developmental trauma, and he draws on emotionally focused work and client-centered methods for relationship and attachment concerns. Mindfulness techniques are included to help manage stress and anxiety.

His background spans two state licenses, TN LMFT and VA LMFT, and a long career helping people cope with post-traumatic stress and veteran-related issues. He describes therapy as a team effort and discusses EMDR with anyone curious about how it might help.

Session times are currently set in the afternoons on Tuesday through Thursday, from 12:30 to 3:30 pm Eastern time. To start therapy, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to his availability.

Therapeutic approaches in online care

Michael uses emotionally focused work to look at patterns of connection and attachment. This approach helps people understand recurring relationship cycles and shift toward new ways of relating. It is often used for intimacy-related issues, communication struggles, and rebuilding trust.

He also offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). EMDR is a trauma-focused method that helps process painful memories and reduce their emotional impact. It can be used for major traumatic events and developmental trauma from childhood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, history, and preferences and recommend which methods seem most useful. Decisions about techniques are collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Because the biography does not list specific online formats, please confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten commute time, allow check-ins during lunch breaks, and reduce the need to travel. Licensed professionals, including this therapist, can adapt EMDR, emotionally focused work, and client-centered conversations to an online setting when appropriate.