Michael Kubiak, LMSW

Michael Kubiak is a licensed social worker with 25 years of experience practicing in Michigan. He helps people who are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and everyday stress. Michael focuses on practical changes that make day-to-day life easier and more manageable.

He uses straightforward talk and collaborative planning to help people develop better coping habits. Sessions often involve looking at thought patterns, testing small behavior changes, and building skills that can be used between meetings. Michael pays attention to sleep, eating, and routines because they affect mood and focus.

Over his career he has worked with a wide range of concerns including relationship problems, grief, ADHD, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and substance use. He also supports people facing divorce, separation, or family-of-origin issues. This range informs a flexible, problem-solving approach in sessions.

Michael draws on client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices. He also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies when they fit the client’s goals. The work is practical, goal-oriented, and paced to the individual.

People who choose him typically want clear tools they can use between sessions. He emphasizes small, measurable steps toward better routines, improved communication, and more reliable coping. To begin, he asks about current challenges and what a realistic next step would look like for each person.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Client-centered work focuses on the person’s experience and priorities. The therapist listens closely, reflects what matters to the client, and helps set goals that feel meaningful. This approach is useful when someone needs a steady, empathetic space to make sense of what’s happening.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Sessions involve identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing small behavior changes. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and habits that interfere with daily life.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity. It can help with stress, emotional ups and downs, and building steadier routines.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide whether client-centered listening, CBT, mindfulness, or a combination fits best. Goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before guide that choice.

Check the session options before booking because the biography does not list specific online formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, shorten commute time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people practice new skills in the settings where they live and work, then discuss what changed in the next session.