Michael Strangstalien is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Arizona with 25 years of experience.
01About Michael
Michael Strangstalien is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Arizona with 25 years of experience. He focuses on practical help for day-to-day struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, and problems concentrating. He encourages people to use their own strengths as they work through hard moments.
He helps people manage life changes and the challenges that come with them. That includes work stress, relationship strain, breakup or separation, and questions about life purpose.
Background and approach
He also supports people dealing with panic, mood shifts, and social anxiety. Michael pays attention to how attachment and communication patterns affect current problems. He talks with clients about control issues, guilt, shame, and forgiveness so they can make clearer choices.
He offers straightforward strategies for improving focus and managing ADHD-related struggles with concentration and memory. His style is collaborative and respectful. He treats each person as the expert in their own life and builds on existing strengths.
Sessions are practical and aimed at small, doable steps that add up over time. People who prefer clear guidance and a steady, experienced counselor often find this approach useful. Michael uses his long experience to help clients find what works for them and to make changes that fit their daily life.
02Credentials
- LPC (Arizona)
- License LPC-10155 · expires January 2027
- NPI
- 1174687172 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michael lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
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04Online support
How evidence-based techniques are used in online care
Therapists often use evidence-based techniques that focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and on improving emotional regulation. Cognitive-style approaches help people notice patterns of thinking that increase anxiety or depression and teach practical ways to reframe or respond to those thoughts. These methods often help with stress, panic, and mood problems.Another common approach focuses on skills for attention, organization, and managing distractibility. These practical strategies aim to improve concentration, memory, and daily functioning for people who struggle with focus and ADHD-related issues. Skills are practiced in small steps and adjusted to fit each person’s routine.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps. This is a collaborative process where the client’s preferences and daily life guide decisions about pace and focus.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when a clearer voice-only check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging allow shorter, more frequent check-ins and fit busy schedules or people who prefer writing instead of speaking.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, coping with life changes, and difficulties with focus and concentration.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He takes a collaborative, straightforward approach that builds on each person's strengths and focuses on practical steps to improve daily life.
How much experience does he have?
Michael has 25 years of professional work experience supporting people through a wide range of concerns.
Where is he licensed and located?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Arizona and practices there.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He meets online by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or through text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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