About Max
Max Schimmel is a licensed professional counselor with 22 years of experience helping people through difficult life moments. He focuses on practical steps clients can take right away, and he meets each person where they are. He aims to help people move toward the changes they want at a pace that fits their readiness.
Max spends time early in therapy assessing how ready someone is to change and planning small, concrete steps when needed.
Background and approach
He supports people dealing with depression, anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, anger, and relationship difficulties. He also addresses concerns like panic, obsessive-compulsive patterns, mood disorders, and substance use when these are part of someone's struggles. He has experience working with people facing attachment wounds, abandonment issues, grief, and the social or communication challenges that come with being neurodivergent.
He also helps those managing eating-related concerns and patterns connected to personality or dependent behavior. Max brings a straightforward, relational approach to sessions. He listens without judgment and works collaboratively to set goals and track progress.
When change feels far off, he helps people build readiness and small wins that make larger shifts possible. Clients who prefer clear plans and measurable steps will find his style practical and focused. He practices in Pennsylvania and offers sessions in English.
To begin, visitors are asked to use the site's Start Therapy process to match and schedule.
How therapeutic methods guide online sessions
Max uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on clear steps that lead to change. One common approach emphasizes building readiness for change and creating small, achievable goals to increase momentum; this helps when someone feels stuck or uncertain about making shifts. Another approach centers on improving attachment and communication patterns by identifying recurring behaviors and practicing new ways of relating during sessions; this is useful for people dealing with abandonment wounds or relationship strain.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to identify which techniques match their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can change over time as progress is made and priorities shift.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow consistent check-ins during life transitions. It can also let people use shorter sessions for quick skill practice or longer sessions for deeper issues when needed. Licensed professionals aim to tailor session length and focus to what helps each person move forward.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English