Michael Northsea - Mental Health Counselor | The Center for Internet & Technology Addiction

Accepting new clients

18 years experience

About Michael Northsea

Hello, my name is Michael. I have been a License Mental Health Counselor in Florida since 2009 and have been in the mental health field since 2006. I have worked with a wide range of clientele from individuals with several and chronic mental illness to suicidal adolescents to inmates facing life sentences. I wanted to tell you a little story about myself.
In 2015, I was diagnosed with Testicular Cancer and treated it with chemotherapy. In 2017, I was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia which I learned was a side effect of this initial chemotherapy. I spent a month in the hospital, only growing worse and nearly meeting my demise. I knew I needed a new approach. I began my journey into naturalistic healing with food, herbs, and life-style changes. I was able to heal myself. This experience changed my life and way I counsel. I now believe that the use of food, herbs, and lifestyle changes help your mood, mind, everything!
So, I have been thinking a lot about my counseling style. To be honest, I really don’t have one in particular. I use a collective approach. I use a little CBT, DBT, Motivational Interview, Person First, and even Emotion Code. However, I don’t believe just talk therapy makes someone ‘happy’. It is a holistic approach. I encourage clients to mediate, exercise, eat whole food.

Licenses

LMHC

MH10241

Professional experience

Addictions
ADHD
Anger management
Bipolar disorder
Compassion fatigue
Coping with life changes
Depression
Grief
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

Antisocial personality
Cancer
Mood disorders
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Self-harm
Social anxiety and phobia

Clinical Approaches

Client-Centered Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Mindfulness Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Solution-Focused Therapy
Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

English

15 Reviews

“Great guy, knowledgeable and kind”

“Very knowledgeable and also a great listener. His professional advice is very valuable and very helpful.”

“He is absolutely wonderful! He understands and actually listens to what I have to say. He always offered great solutions and pushes me to always do better!”

“Great therapist. He always has a suggestion for my issues and sends me messages me week to check up or offer some advice. Best therapist I've ever had.”

“I have worked with about 4-6 different therapist and none of the have help me like Michael Northsea has been able to. I really enjoy his pov on life and he has helped me work thought so many different obstacles. I will be eternally grateful for him and the book “The Emotion Code” .”

“Michael offers a very neutral approach which I can appreciate because I have come to realize since starting therapy, that I am very easily overwhelmed. Through this it has helped me relay to my partner when it is starting to become too much rather than becoming snappy and rude. I am excited and lucky to find a therapist that I feel has been 100% helpful to me and approached with my best interest. Thank you Michael.”

“My experience with Michael has changed my mind about therapy and how it works. Michael has allowed me to share feelings I have and taught me how to express them with out losing my temper; which for a while seemed like the only emotion I knew how to express. Michael is a great teacher and an awesome listener. Our next task is working on being more mindful of tasks I perform. Thank you Michael and Thank you BetterHelp!”

“Empathetic, easy to talk to, responsive, and solution-oriented. Really glad to have found Michael.”

“Such a wonderful therapist! He is a great listener and always has great advice about any and every problem that ever comes up. He also offers so many good resources and natural remedies to any issue that comes up! He has truly been a huge support and has changed my life!”

“Had my second session of therapy with Michael this morning and I am so thankful we were connected through BetterHelp. I have never tried therapy but always knew it was needed. Very happy with the communication we share as well as the worksheets he send me.”

“Just the best most compassionate soul. He has a lot light and patience.”

“Absolutely wonderful therapist! Actually listens to what I’m saying and gives great suggestions to better my life and stop my anxiety”

“Really good and understanding of your needs”

“His experience is evident, significant progress in therapy with him is made in weeks not years,”

“Very nice, very effective, very understanding, very considerate, very good listener, very good at giving actionable/efficacious advice, very flexible, very good overall therapist in every way I could hope for really.. and that’s just 3 sessions in, very much looking forward to continuing therapy with Michael, I think he has the skill set that I need my therapist to have to manifest tangible positive results in my life.”

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