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Michael Mcbrearty, LCSW

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationNew Jersey
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Michael

Michael Mcbrearty is a licensed clinical social worker who blends evidence-based methods with a warm, accepting presence to help people navigate life’s challenges.

Background and approach

With 20 years of experience, he draws on cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness to address issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, and ADHD. His work emphasizes dignity, respect, and compassion while offering practical strategies for change.

Trained in social work, Mcbrearty creates a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients and therapist collaborate on goals and coping skills. He also attends to related difficulties like self-esteem, career stress, eating and food-related issues, compassion fatigue, and bipolar mood concerns.

Licensed in New Jersey as an LCSW, he frames therapy as a committed process that asks for courage and active engagement, and he aims to empower people to move toward more fulfilling lives. Clients can expect an approachable style that balances empathy with structured interventions, tailored to each person’s needs.

Michael’s practice integrates practical problem-solving with mindful awareness so individuals can build resilience and clearer direction during transitions and difficult moments.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify personal values and take committed steps toward a meaningful life, even when difficult thoughts and feelings are present. In online sessions, ACT exercises and values-based goal setting can be guided through conversation and written or audio exercises. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through structured techniques and homework; it adapts well to remote formats with worksheets, behavioral experiments, and real-time skill practice during video or phone sessions. Mindfulness Therapy encourages present-moment awareness and stress reduction through breathing, body awareness, and attention practices that can be taught and reinforced in short guided exercises during chat or live sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist will collaborate with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they explore what feels useful and adjust techniques over time so the work remains practical and personally relevant.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility by allowing sessions through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. This range of formats helps people fit therapy into busy schedules, practice skills between meetings, and maintain continuity of care from New Jersey when in-person options might not be practical.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
He works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and related areas such as self-esteem and career stress.
What is the general therapeutic style and approach?
The approach is open, genuine, and nonjudgmental, combining cognitive behavioral tools, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness to provide practical skills alongside emotional support.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He brings 20 years of professional experience to his practice, applying that background to a variety of mental health and life transition issues.
What credentials and locations are on record?
He is an LCSW licensed in New York (NY LCSW 081890) and New Jersey (NJ LCSW 44SC05958400) and practices from New Jersey.
In which languages can clients communicate?
Services are offered in English only, and he is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are costs and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefAnger managementDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

New Jersey, New York

Languages

English

What Michael can help with

Michael Mcbrearty works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, grief, anger management, and depression.

How Michael approaches therapy

Michael's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Michael uses cognitive-behavioral, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness-based approaches.

Experience and training

Michael is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in New Jersey, with 20 years of clinical experience.