Michael Jankowski, LMSW, LCSW

Michael Jankowski is a licensed social worker who helps people carrying heavy stress and emotional strain. He has two decades of clinical work supporting people facing anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and LGBTQ concerns. He aims to meet clients where they are and walk alongside them through change.

Michael uses plain, direct conversation to clarify what matters most to each person. He listens first, then helps identify small, practical steps that fit daily life. Sessions focus on building coping skills, improving communication, and restoring confidence after hard experiences.

His background includes long experience with caregiver stress, cancer and hospice-related issues, and HIV/AIDS concerns. He also works with people navigating abandonment, attachment wounds, and the complexities of alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink. Michael brings steady support when relationships shift, including infidelity, separation, and family conflict.

Clinically, he draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies. That mix helps people manage symptoms and test new ways of relating and coping. The therapist keeps goals concrete and revisits them often.

People who prefer a supportive, nonjudgmental presence may find his style helpful. Michael encourages practical steps toward meaning and wholeness while honoring the difficulty of real life. He works from Michigan and offers services in English.

How his therapeutic approaches work online

Client-centered therapy puts the person first by focusing on what matters to them. The therapist listens deeply, reflects what he hears, and helps people make choices that fit their values and life. This approach is useful for building trust and for people needing a supportive, nonjudgmental space.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect feelings. It breaks problems into small, testable steps so people can try new ways of thinking and acting. CBT can be helpful for anxiety, stress, and low mood when concrete strategies are wanted.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Michael will collaborate with each person to decide what methods to try first based on goals and what feels manageable. He checks in and adjusts plans as progress or obstacles appear.

Confirm the current session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time on workdays. Many people find that remote meetings help sustain momentum between life demands while still working toward clear goals.