Michael Booth

Michael Booth is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of clinical experience in California. He helps adults who notice anxiety, depression, addictions, or a loss of meaning affecting their daily life. He also works with people managing anger, relationship strain, work stress, and panic attacks. Michael aims to understand each person’s story before planning next steps.

He draws from cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thought patterns and from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters to them. Client-Centered Therapy guides how he listens and responds, and he uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotional regulation is needed. Sessions focus on practical skills and gradual change rather than long lectures.

Michael emphasizes collaboration. He and the client agree on goals, try small experiments between sessions, and track what is and isn’t working. He pays attention to family of origin issues, attachment patterns, and co-occurring problems like substance use or process addictions when they affect recovery.

People often come for help with panic disorder and panic attacks, trauma, grief, or trouble with intimacy and commitment. He also supports those facing major life changes or career uncertainty. The work moves at a pace set by the client and aims to build tools that can be used after therapy ends.

Sessions are tailored to the individual and focus on clear steps people can take outside the therapy hour. Michael uses straightforward language and practical exercises so progress is measurable and meaningful.

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