I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with a masters of science in Counseling. I have over 17 years experience providing counseling services, including virtual counseling, in private practice. My treatment is cognitive-behavioral with a teaching approach. This means my focus is to be proactive on reaching goals and objectives and the strategies to reach them. I provide individual, family, couples and behavioral therapy to multiple demographics. Along with providing counseling services to the general population, I am an expert in providing counseling to specialized/unique populations, including, but not limited to: traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, autism, intellectual/developmental disabilities, MS, chronic disease, veterans, and mental health issues. I look forward to working with you.
Michael Rooney, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Family conflicts, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Antisocial personality, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Communication problems, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family problems, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Men's issues, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Traumatic brain injury
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused Therapy
CO LPC 0006252
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Kind yet stern on delivery, couldn’t ask for a better more comfortable person to discuss the most important issues in my life with
Written on Jan 07, 2026 after therapy with Michael for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger management, and adhd
Michael is a real person that listens to what you're saying, not what he thinks you're going to say. He's firm in his approach, but soft with the delivery. Very calming and very understanding.
Written on Oct 31, 2025 after therapy with Michael for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, self esteem, and adhd
I like that he gives practical advice on working on issues
Written on Aug 14, 2025 after therapy with Michael for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, addictions, relationship issues, anger management, and coping with life changes
All around great person.
Written on Mar 13, 2025 after therapy with Michael for 2 weeks
After 15 years of therapist shopping and I’ve finally found a therapist that hits all my non negotiables.
Written on Jan 14, 2025 after therapy with Michael for 3 weeks on issues concerning addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes
Michael Rooney is great. These constant requests to write something from the website are highly annoying.
Written on Jul 13, 2022 after therapy with Michael for 11 months on issues concerning depression, and adhd