01 · Who Michael works with

Michael works with stress, Anxiety, self esteem and bipolar disorder

Michael lists 8 specialisms and 13 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Michael chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Michael's own words

What Michael says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

I am licensed in Michigan and North Carolina with 22 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress, motivation, self esteem, confidence, anxiety, bipolar disorder, & depression. I have worked with military service members and their families across the globe helping with issues of deployment, reintergration, family stress, and PTSD. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

While I inclued many techniques in therapy I practice a type of therapy called Person-Centered therapy. In short this means the focus will be on you. I will guide you talk about your issues and help you to resolve them by being able to expess your thoughts and feelings openly and together we will make connections of your thought and feelings that will be healing. The follow is a bit more about person centered therapy.

PERSON CENTERED THERAPY In person-centered therapy, you can expect your therapist to listen, be empathetic, and support you in finding your own solutions. The therapist will not give advice or lead you in exercises. What to expect

Empathy: The therapist will try to understand your point of view and reflect your feelings back to you. Unconditional positive regard: The therapist will accept and support you without judgment.

Congruence: The therapist will be genuine, authentic, and transparent.

Active listening: The therapist will pay close attention to what you say and convey an understanding of your feelings and thoughts.

Reflection: The therapist will help you reflect on your experiences. Reassurance: The therapist will offer reassurance through active listening and positive body language.

How it helps These techniques help you gain a better understanding of your own thoughts, feelings, and perceptions. This can lead to increased self-awareness and change.

First session The first session is usually an overview of your problems. Subsequent sessions will continue to explore your concerns.

Michael Chapman, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Michael works

The 2 approaches Michael lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Michael lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Michael's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Michael runs a session.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Michael practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Michael's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Michael at this point.

2. Naming Michael specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Michael is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Michael.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Michael

Built from what Michael actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Michael's - Michael has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “With 22 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

  Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LPC

Licensed in

Michigan

Licence

MI LPC 6401008776

Licence number

6401008776

Licence expires

15 Feb 2028

NPI

1912922410

Years in practice

22

Gender

Male

Languages

English

International clients

Accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Michael's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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