Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
How Michael works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Years in practice
- 39
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Michael
Michael Michnya is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with 39 years of experience helping people navigate life changes and relationship struggles. He focuses on practical steps that lead to better cooperation at home, stronger partnerships, and clearer creative expression. Michael emphasizes hope, patience, and steady effort as keys to change.
He started working with children as a preschool teacher in 1980 and moved into counseling soon after.
Background and approach
Early roles included work with a long-term rehab for teenage substance abusers and coordinating a family-adolescent alcohol program. Those years shaped his interest in addiction, family dynamics, and parenting challenges. From 1990 to 2014 he managed programs and supervised more than 30 in-home counselors who worked with families at risk.
He has also provided counseling in short-term adult rehab, community agencies, and a federally qualified health center. That breadth gives him experience with addictions, blended family issues, and family of origin concerns. In sessions he asks for honest communication and a willingness to try new strategies.
Michael uses creativity, goal-setting, and homework between meetings to help people practice new behaviors. He looks for clients who are hopeful and ready to do the work required for lasting change. Michael helps people address stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, parenting strains, relationship and intimacy issues, and life transitions.
He also supports those facing career questions, sleep problems, ADHD-related struggles, and substance use concerns. He describes his work as collaborative and solutions-focused, blending talk, practical exercises, and skills practice so people can use their strengths to reach their goals.
What Michael works with
Everything Michael lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Michael's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Life purpose
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Michael lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How his approaches guide online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client’s priorities and perspective, offering a supportive space where the therapist follows the person’s lead and helps clarify goals. This approach can help with stress, self-esteem, and life changes by letting people set the pace and focus of work.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, anger, and coping with stressful situations.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and shift patterns in close relationships by identifying emotions and unmet needs; it is commonly used for couples and intimacy issues and for improving communication.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michael will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and how they like to learn. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as needed, so therapy stays tailored and collaborative.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let visual cues guide conversation, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can fit a short check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing coaching and reminders. These formats make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, and creative commitments while keeping consistent progress.
Questions people ask about Michael
What issues does Michael commonly address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family concerns, sleep problems, career questions, ADHD, and related challenges.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and practical. He emphasizes creativity, homework between meetings, clear communication, and steady effort toward achievable goals.
What is his background and experience?
Michael has worked in counseling since 1980 and has 39 years of experience including roles in teen rehab, family-adolescent alcohol programs, program management, supervision, and independent practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential, listed as NJ LPC, and practices in New Jersey.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model 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 based on therapist availability.