About Michael
Michael Keesey is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related concerns.
Background and approach
He keeps language simple and direct to help parents and busy adults understand what to expect in sessions. Michael frames clients as the experts of their own stories.
He focuses on building from each person's strengths to tackle whatever feels hard right now. Beginning therapy can feel like a big step, and he aims to make the first conversations feel straightforward and respectful.
In sessions he listens closely to what matters most and helps people identify small changes to try between meetings. He pays attention to patterns around attachment, abandonment fears, and communication problems so those themes can be worked on concretely.
He also supports people dealing with chronic pain, illness, caregiver stress, and the emotional fallout from separation or divorce. Michael brings five years of professional experience to his practice as an LMFT - licensed marriage and family therapist in California.
That background informs how he notices relational and emotional patterns without making things more complicated than they need to be. People often come for help with panic and post-traumatic stress, money and life-purpose questions, or issues like guilt, shame, and isolation.
Michael encourages practical steps and ongoing reflection so clients can test what helps and adjust as they go.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Michael uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real-life change. One common approach he uses helps people notice and change patterns in how they think and behave, which can reduce panic, anxiety, and depressive symptoms by teaching simple skills to use when distress rises. Another approach centers on attachment and relationship patterns, helping people understand how past losses, abandonment fears, or communication problems shape current connections and intimacy.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Michael listens to each person's goals and preferences, then tries methods together to see what fits. He adjusts techniques based on what the client finds useful and offers concrete steps to practice between meetings so progress can be measured and refined.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls let conversations feel close to in-person sessions, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat fits quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetups. These options make it easier to schedule work, caregiver duties, or medical needs without adding commute time, and they allow therapists to meet people where they are at the moment.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English