- Years in practice
- 34
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Michael
Michael Yuille is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) with 34 years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people navigate addiction, trauma, parenting challenges, and major life changes. He aims to move clients from feeling stuck to taking practical steps forward.
He describes a direct, skills-focused style that gives clear tools people can use right away. Sessions often include coaching elements to support goal setting and follow-through. He draws on a range of clinical ideas and practical wisdom to match what each person needs.
Background and approach
His background includes work in child and family mental health and addictions treatment, plus experience with executive coaching and interventions for intimate partner violence. He holds an MSW in clinical social work alongside degrees in developmental psychology and philosophy. Michael has supervised practicum students for many years and has worked in settings that include military family support and men’s programs.
That history informs a practical approach to communication problems, workplace stress, and relationship strain. In sessions he focuses on measurable steps: identifying problems, practicing new skills, and reviewing progress. Parents can expect straightforward ideas to try between meetings and help handling parenting strain without jargon.
He works with people in Massachusetts and conducts therapy in English. The aim is steady, usable change and clearer choices rather than abstract talk alone.
What Michael works with
Everything Michael lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Michael helps people with.
How evidence-based techniques work online
Michael uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach emphasizes breaking problems into small steps and practicing new skills between sessions; this helps with parenting stress, panic symptoms, and workplace challenges. Another approach centers on processing traumatic events and their effects on current life, giving people ways to reduce ongoing distress and improve daily function.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they set priorities, try methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to work on these approaches. Video calls let people use visual cues and real-time interaction, phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth or comfort on camera is an issue, and live chat or text-based messaging can support brief check-ins, skill practice, and coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy parenting schedules and to keep momentum between appointments.
Questions people ask about Michael
What concerns does Michael focus on?
He focuses on addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting, coping with life changes, and coaching, with attention to issues like communication problems, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, and workplace stress.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a direct, skills-oriented style that mixes coaching with clinical work. Sessions aim to teach concrete tools and practice them between meetings.
What is his professional background?
He has 34 years of experience and an MSW in clinical social work, plus degrees in developmental psychology and philosophy, and long experience supervising practicum students.
Where is he based and what are his credentials?
He practices in Massachusetts and holds the LICSW credential, listed as MA LICSW in his profile.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted; he works with people based in the United States.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time that fits your needs.
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