- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Brad
Brad Maliszewski is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 25 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, and relationship concerns. He focuses on practical, day-to-day strategies that neighbors a family's needs and a person's sense of self. Brad writes and talks in plain language during sessions so parents can use what they learn right away.
Brad centers sessions on clear communication and problem solving. He helps people untangle family conflict, work through anger, and rebuild intimacy after betrayal.
Background and approach
He also addresses blended family issues, divorce and separation, and the loneliness that can follow big life changes. Sessions are guided by what each person brings to the room. Brad listens first, then offers tools drawn from several approaches to match the situation.
He helps people test small changes, track results, and adjust plans when needed. Over a long career in Michigan, Brad has worked with a wide range of concerns related to parenting, self-esteem, and life purpose. His style is steady and straightforward, focused on skills you can use between sessions.
He aims to help people feel more capable managing day-to-day pressures. Brad provides services in English and practices across common therapeutic styles including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, the Gottman method, and psychodynamic ideas. His work is meant for individuals seeking practical change and clearer relationships.
What Brad works with
Everything Brad lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Brad helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
Approaches Brad lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online parenting and relationship work
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding a person's experience and reflecting it back so they feel heard. This approach helps people clarify values, pause before reacting, and discover their own solutions to family and relationship problems.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It teaches practical exercises to reduce anxiety, change unhelpful patterns, and manage anger in day-to-day family life.
The Gottman method offers specific tools for improving communication and rebuilding trust. It is especially useful for people wanting to improve how they talk about conflict and repair after hurtful events.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Brad will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. He listens to what matters most and adjusts techniques as progress is tracked.
Online therapy makes regular work easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls let people maintain eye contact and share nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to touch base between sessions and get reminders of new skills. These options aim to increase flexibility so therapeutic work can continue even with a full schedule.
Questions people ask about Brad
What types of concerns does Brad address?
He works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns including intimacy issues, self-esteem, parenting, anger, and coping with life changes.
What is Brad's style of therapy like?
Sessions are direct and practical with an emphasis on listening first, then offering tools people can try between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
Brad has practiced as a counselor for 25 years, working with communication problems, blended family issues, and life transitions.
Where is Brad licensed and located?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Brad offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin scheduling sessions?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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