- Anxiety and depression
- Trauma and grief
- Parenting and family
About Michael
Michael Rehg is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with nine years of experience working with people facing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship strain, and life changes. He lists life purpose among his areas of focus and helps people who feel stuck after shifts in work, relationships, or health.
He uses a mix of client-centered work and cognitive-behavioral techniques to help people notice how beliefs shape feelings and actions. Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented: Michael works alongside clients to set clear, practical steps they can try between meetings. He also draws on narrative and solution-focused methods to help people reframe stories that keep them stuck.
His background includes work in community mental health, schools, and group settings. That variety shaped his approach to common problems like parenting strain, family conflict, and compassion fatigue. He has experience with trauma-related concerns and with people exploring sexuality, kink, or alternative sexual cultures.
Michael talks plainly about coping skills, communication, and small behavior changes that make daily life more manageable. He pays attention to cultural and cross-cultural factors that affect how people experience problems and decide on solutions.
In sessions he often combines brief problem-solving with deeper reflection about values and meaning. That can help when someone needs both immediate coping tools and space to consider what matters next. To begin, readers can follow the site's booking steps to see online therapy options and complete the matching questionnaire.
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
Client-centered work focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It emphasizes listening, reflecting, and letting the client's priorities shape each session. This approach is helpful when someone needs space to sort out values, identity, or direction.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises and experiments to test unhelpful beliefs and build coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress. EMDR is used for processing painful memories and trauma by combining focused attention with guided bilateral stimulation to reduce distress tied to those memories.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Michael will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, whether that means short-term problem solving or deeper trauma processing. The plan can change as needs shift.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are provided. Confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let therapists assign exercises and track progress between meetings to keep momentum toward practical goals.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
He works with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and family concerns, parenting stress, ADHD, and related issues including life purpose.
How does he approach feeling stuck?
He uses client-centered and cognitive behavioral ideas to identify beliefs and habits that keep someone stuck and then sets practical steps to test changes between sessions.
What is his professional background?
He has nine years of experience across community mental health, school-based work, individual and group therapy, and has worked with people from childhood into adulthood.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri and practices from that state.
Can I work with him if I don't live in the US?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not list specific session formats; confirm current online and in-person options through the booking flow before scheduling.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.