Michael Hurd
Practical CBT-focused partner for real-life change
LCSW South Carolina
- Experience
- 36 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Michael
Michael Hurd brings a practical, cognitive-behavioral orientation to therapy, combining problem-solving focus with an emphasis on clients' existing strengths.
Background and approach
He frames work around clear goals and real-time challenges, using strategies that target unhelpful thoughts and behaviors while drawing on a client's history only when it serves the current work. Michael presents himself as a collaborative thinking partner who coaches and guides rather than labels or prescribes.
With 36 years of clinical experience, Michael has developed an approach that favors solution-focused interventions and client-centered respect for individual capacities. He draws on techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and complementary models to interrupt self-defeating patterns, address stress and anxiety, and tackle issues ranging from addictions and relationship struggles to grief, trauma, and eating or sleep concerns.
His practice highlights practical change - building on what has worked for the client and expanding those strengths. Michael holds an LCSW and is licensed in Nevada (NV LCSW 12266-C) and Virginia (VA LCSW 0904018260).
Based in South Carolina, he accepts clients internationally and uses flexible formats to meet people where they are, helping them move forward with concrete steps and sustained support.
Applying Practical Approaches Through Online Therapy
Michael uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors; CBT is action-oriented and often focuses on concrete strategies for anxiety, depression, and stress. He also works from a client-centered stance that emphasizes empathy, collaboration, and building on personal strengths to support motivation and self-directed change. Finally, he draws on Solution-Focused techniques that prioritize clear, attainable goals and rapid steps toward improvement, which can be useful for relationship concerns, coping with life changes, and developing new habits.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process; he collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative stance means treatment decisions are tailored together, and adaptations are made as progress and new information emerge.
Online therapy with him is offered through multiple formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives or when distance is a factor. These options provide flexibility in scheduling, the ability to continue work while traveling or living abroad, and varied ways to communicate depending on comfort and therapeutic needs.
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Experience
36+ years
Licensed
South Carolina, Florida, Maryland, Nevada, Virginia
Languages
English