About Michael
Michael Aranda is a licensed clinician practicing in Montana. He holds LCPC and LMFT credentials and has six years of experience helping people through hard moments. He offers a straightforward, compassionate approach that aims to make therapy feel accessible and practical.
He commonly helps people dealing with depression, anxiety, stress, anger, and intimacy concerns. Relationship difficulties and communication problems are frequent topics. He also works with issues around identity, including sexual orientation and gender dysphoria.
Background and approach
Trauma recovery and grief work are part of his practice. He supports clients navigating domestic violence, separation and divorce, and post-traumatic stress. Addictions, sleep problems, mood disorders, and obsessive-compulsive concerns are also addressed in sessions.
Michael uses a mix of methods drawn from evidence-based therapies. He tailors sessions to what each person needs, focusing on skills, practical steps, and safety when trauma is involved. He emphasizes a respectful, affirming environment for LGBTQ+ people, veterans, first responders, and faith communities.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to the client's comfort. Michael aims to help people build clearer communication, stronger self-worth, and better coping tools. He invites people to take the next step when they feel ready.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Michael commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior changes to reduce anxiety or depression. He also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, a trauma-focused approach aimed at easing the emotional impact of disturbing memories through guided processing.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with you about goals, symptoms, and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and can be adjusted as progress is made.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions will be delivered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules require it. It can also let people meet with a licensed professional from their local area in Montana without changing their routine.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Montana
- Languages
- English