Dr. Michael Cundiff, LPC
Collaborative, experienced counselor for parenting concerns
Book with Michael- Years in practice
- 45
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Michael
Dr. Michael Cundiff is a licensed professional counselor with 45 years of experience. He practices in Missouri and works with adults on a wide range of concerns, including parenting, relationships, anxiety, depression, and stress.
He keeps sessions flexible to fit clients' schedules and communication preferences. He prefers 45-minute sessions but will adjust length when needed. Sessions can take place by video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
He responds to messages multiple times a day and encourages questions whenever they come up.
Background and approach
Dr. Cundiff describes his work as client-centered, meaning the relationship guides the process. He aims to collaborate with each person to set goals and choose strategies that make sense for their life.
That approach helps people stay involved in decisions about their care. He also draws from cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice patterns of thought and behavior that affect mood and relationships. Mindfulness and narrative techniques are used when they fit a person's goals and preferences.
Motivational interviewing supports people who want to make changes but feel stuck. His style is conversational and steady. He listens, reflects, and helps people try small, practical steps between sessions.
Parents who are worried about communication, stress, or balancing responsibilities may find this straightforward way of working useful.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Michael lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Dr. Cundiff often uses client-centered therapy, which emphasizes a respectful, listening-based relationship where the person and therapist set goals together. This approach is useful when someone needs a steady, supportive place to talk about parenting, stress, or life changes.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, a practical method that helps people identify thoughts and habits that affect mood and behavior. CBT often includes simple exercises you can try between sessions to change daily patterns that cause anxiety or low mood.
Finding the right way of working is part of the process. He collaborates with each person to choose the approaches that match their goals and comfort. That may mean mixing client-centered listening with CBT tools or using mindfulness and narrative ideas when they fit.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is good for in-depth conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, chat can suit shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing notes and reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule help around parenting duties, work, or other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Michael
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with a broad set of concerns, including parenting, stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and relationship issues.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His work is primarily client-centered, focusing on the working relationship and collaboration to set goals and plan steps forward.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 45 years of experience as a counselor and brings that breadth of practice to sessions.
Where is he based and what credential does he hold?
He is based in Missouri and holds an LPC credential, listed as MO LPC.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English. He is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered online?
He 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 working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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