Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Michael works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York, South Carolina, Nevada
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Michael
Michael Pfisterer is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. He uses straightforward goals and short-term tasks to help people see change. Michael speaks English and offers sessions that fit different schedules and needs.
He begins by identifying a person's strengths and practical steps they can take right away. Sessions focus on clear goals and small, achievable tasks that build toward longer-term changes.
Background and approach
That approach is useful for people struggling with negative thinking, mood shifts, panic symptoms, or trouble settling into new routines. Michael weaves client-centered work with solution-focused strategies. Client-centered work means he centers the conversation on what matters to the person in the room.
Solution-focused work means setting concrete actions and tracking what helps between sessions. Across 14 years in the field, he has worked with people with developmental differences, addiction concerns, and trauma-related challenges. His practice has included supporting individuals through family crises and helping people improve relationships and everyday functioning.
Michael lives in South Carolina with his wife, daughters, and two dogs. He emphasizes practical steps that fit into real life, and he aims to help people line up their actions with 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
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Codependency
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michael lists
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 translate to online therapy
Michael uses client-centered methods that put the person's priorities first. This means sessions focus on what the client wants to change and on listening closely to their experience, which helps people clarify goals and feel heard.He also uses solution-focused therapy to set small, practical steps between sessions. That approach targets quick wins and measurable progress, which can be helpful for problems like anger, anxiety, sleep issues, or adjusting to life changes.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily schedule. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked so the plan stays useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging offers brief check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines.
Questions people ask about Michael
What concerns does this therapist address?
He works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, intimacy and relationship issues, sleep and eating concerns, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes.
How would he describe his therapeutic style?
He combines client-centered conversations with solution-focused, task-based steps to set goals and make practical changes between sessions.
What is his professional background?
He has 14 years of experience working with individuals facing developmental differences, trauma, addiction, and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds the LCSW credential and is licensed as an LCSW in New York and Nevada while practicing from South Carolina.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What does the process of getting started look like?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.