Michael Strangstalien , LPC

Michael Strangstalien is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Arizona with 25 years of professional experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, life changes, and attention challenges. Michael takes a straightforward, respectful approach and encourages people to build on their own strengths.

He believes each person is the expert on their story. Sessions center on the challenges you name and the skills you already have. Michael offers steady guidance and practical strategies rather than slogans or jargon.

He often works on communication and attachment concerns that affect how people connect with others. That can include issues with control, forgiveness, guilt and shame, or feeling isolated and lonely. He also addresses workplace stresses and questions about life purpose.

Michael has helped people cope with mood disorders, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, and sexual concerns. He also supports people navigating divorce or separation and the difficult emotions that follow. Women’s issues are included among the topics he lists as an area of focus.

In session, he listens for what matters to you and then helps you try approaches that fit your life. He aims for clear steps you can practice between meetings. Michael wants clients to feel able to take small, useful actions toward the changes they want.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Michael draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and problem solving. One common approach emphasizes building coping skills for anxiety and stress through structured practice and gradual exposure to feared situations, which can reduce panic and social anxiety over time. Another approach targets attention and focus difficulties by teaching organization, planning strategies, and routines that make daily tasks easier and reduce overwhelm.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Michael listens to your goals and preferences, then suggests methods to try and adjusts them based on what helps. You and the therapist work together to find practical steps that fit your life.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video works well for in-depth conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can fit a lunch break or low-bandwidth situations, live chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging is useful for ongoing support between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.