- Addiction and substance use
- Existential and reality therapy
- CBT and solution-focused
About Michael
Michael Lenok is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with eight years of clinical experience. He focuses on addiction and substance use and commonly helps young adults navigate stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. He often works with people facing relationship and communication problems, control issues, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
Michael draws on existential therapy and reality therapy to help clients clarify values and make practical changes. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused work when those methods fit a person’s goals. Sessions tend to mix direct problem solving with conversations about meaning and purpose.
He brings personal experience with addiction into his work alongside professional practice. That background shapes a direct, grounded style that aims to keep sessions practical. He talks through concrete steps for reducing substance use, managing impulses, and rebuilding routines.
Michael often supports clients facing co-occurring issues such as drug and alcohol addiction alongside mood or anxiety symptoms. He also addresses codependency, guilt and shame, jealousy, and struggles many men raise about expectations and identity. He frames problems in everyday terms and prioritizes workable strategies.
People who are juggling school, first jobs, relationship shifts, or the feeling of being behind often seek his help. To get started, he asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session using the directory’s online process.
Approaches Michael Uses and how online work fits
Michael’s main approaches are existential therapy and reality therapy. Existential work looks at questions of meaning, purpose, and identity and helps people decide what matters to them. Reality therapy focuses on current choices and actions, helping people make concrete changes to daily routines and relationships.He also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused methods when those tools match a client’s goals. CBT breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers skills to change unhelpful patterns. Solution-focused work narrows in on small, achievable steps and builds momentum from early successes.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. He treats that as a collaborative process, asking about goals and trying methods that fit each person’s situation. Clients and therapist check in and adjust tactics based on what helps most.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a study or work day, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a full in-person visit is impractical. Some formats also need less video bandwidth or can be shorter to match a tight schedule. Ask about the current session types when you sign up so you can pick what fits your routine.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he work with?
He works with addiction and substance use, stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include communication problems, control issues, and loneliness.
What is his therapeutic style?
He uses existential and reality therapy as core approaches and adds cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques when useful. The work blends meaning-focused conversation with practical steps.
How much experience does he have?
He has eight years of experience as a practicing counselor. That includes work with adults dealing with addiction and related mental health concerns.
What are his credentials and location?
He is an LMHC licensed in Florida. His practice is based in Florida.
Can I work with him if I live outside the US?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted. Please check your location before booking.
What session formats does he offer?
Session formats are not specified in the profile. Confirm the current session options before booking a first appointment.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Pricing details are provided during the signup process.
How do I begin?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That starts the intake and scheduling process.
Online talk therapy through BetterHelp is for adults aged 18 and over and is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.