Michael Brennan
Compassionate, grounded therapy for meaningful change
LCSW Nevada
- Experience
- 8 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Michael
Michael Brennan is an LCSW based in Nevada with eight years of clinical experience helping adults explore meaning, values, and practical steps forward. He centers his practice on helping people reconnect with what matters when life feels confusing, painful, or stalled.
Background and approach
Michael approaches emotional struggle as part of the human experience and blends steady, compassionate presence with practical skills to support change. His style is relational and conversational, emphasizing a strong therapeutic connection as the foundation for work on issues like anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, trauma and abuse, and questions of identity and purpose.
He integrates mind-body awareness, co-regulation, and attention to the here-and-now, while drawing on evidence-informed approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Michael also attends to social and systemic factors that shape a person’s life and brings a community social work perspective to treatment.
Sessions are intended to be thoughtful and unrushed, with flexibility around timing when needed. He welcomes international clients and offers a range of online formats to accommodate different needs and schedules.
Approaches in Online Therapy and What They Do
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and developing practical strategies to change them; it is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life transitions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify personal values and build psychological flexibility by learning to notice difficult thoughts and commit to meaningful action even when discomfort arises. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to relationship patterns and emotional bonds, exploring how early and current relational dynamics shape reactions and connection in adulthood.
Choosing the right method is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and lived experience to determine which approaches or combination of approaches make the most sense, adjusting the plan as work unfolds to ensure it stays relevant and helpful.
Online formats - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to access support from different locations. These options provide flexibility for pacing, check-ins, and ongoing skill practice so clients can engage in therapy in ways that match their daily life and needs.
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Experience
8+ years
Licensed
Nevada
Languages
English