Michael Spencer
Licensed Master of Social Work,My goal is to partner with my clients, ensuring each session meets their needs, thereby making a lasting impact in their lives.
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You might feel stuck in a cycle of intrusive thoughts, worry, or compulsive behaviors, exhausted from trying to stay in control or avoiding anxiety triggers. You want relief—to feel calmer, regain confidence, and break free from fears that hold you back. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, OCD, panic, depression, or life transitions, I’m here to help. Let’s work together to build resilience, strengthen relationships, and create lasting change. Fluent in English and Polish.
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Therapy can be helpful as you navigate life’s everyday stressors, a difficult part of your history, past or ongoing trauma, or any feelings or circumstances that cause you pain or suffering. Therapy can also help you learn self-trust, build loving relationships, find ease in your mind and body, and move towards a life that feels meaningful and fulfilling.
My emphases are addressing mental health of marginalized groups, and understanding how culture should be respected and acknowledged in the therapeutic space. As I continue to work on obtaining my doctorate in psychology, my interventions and approach to treatment informs me how to customize the therapeutic space for each client and praise our differences while promoting inner healing. Creating emotional space and showing the power of it helps my clients narrate their lives once more.
Let's go on a journey of exploration together, where we can discover ways to create comfort, find stillness, overcome challenges, and develop a deeper understanding of ourselves and others. My practice focuses on working with those who may be navigating anxiety, OCD, depression, relationship issues, codependency, or self-esteem concerns. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed or stuck, I’m here to help you uncover insights and develop strategies that align with your goals.
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I am passionate about working with BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and gender-expansive clients. If you are seeking a place to work through depression, anxiety, life transitions, relationship issues, body image issues, or general "stuckness," I am here to provide a safe, judgment-free environment for you to explore your capacity for healing and growth.
Do you feel stressed and overwhelmed, as if you're pouring from an empty cup with a full plate to navigate? Do past experiences come to mind intrusively, causing you to feel dysregulated and making it difficult to trust others? Or maybe you're going through a transitional period and are realizing the tools that once served you are no longer for your benefit. You are not alone. You deserve to have a space where you are in control to process and allow the answers within to surface and guide you.
Are you constantly feeling on edge? Maybe you’re juggling many responsibilities and it feels like there's never a moment to breathe. I get it: the racing thoughts, the overwhelming feeling that you're always “on” and never quite able to relax. It can be exhausting, and sometimes it feels like stress is running the show. Together, we’ll explore simple, effective tools to help you manage stress, regain your sense of calm, and take back control of your day-to-day life. You deserve peace!
I enjoy working with creatives, spiritual seekers and the spiritually-wounded, those struggling with grief and loss, other therapists, people coping with C-PTSD, and those who simply want to become more of who they are meant to be. My clients tend to be open to approaching therapy more experientially and are interested in doing depth work vs. single-issue work.
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I work with individuals navigating trauma, chronic illness, and major life transitions. My ideal client is someone seeking support through difficult times, whether that’s coping with health challenges, processing grief, or managing mental health. I value creating a safe, non-judgmental space for clients to explore their feelings, develop coping strategies, and ultimately find strength in their resilience.
Are you often feeling like your past is in your present? Impacting everything from your ability to cope with day to day stressors to romantic relationships or even your relationship with yourself? I know that very feeling. Feeling as though you have healed from past experiences only to have them show up unexpectedly in different ways impacting how you move forward in life. This can often leave clients anxious, depressed and scared of the future. I want clients to know they can heal!!!
I understand how overwhelming mental health struggles can feel, leaving you lost, alone, and unsure if anyone truly gets what you're going through. It’s normal to wonder if the care you’ll receive is genuine, and I want to assure you that when we work together, you’ll have my full attention and support every step of the way. I specialize in helping adults navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and major life changes. Let’s work together to create the change you’re seeking.
Imagine having a space where you feel truly seen, heard, and understood. I’m passionate about supporting women—especially Black and Brown women—who feel overwhelmed by stress, weighed down by self-doubt, navigating trauma, or stuck in difficult relationships. If you’re carrying the heavy burden of expectations, past pain, or the pressure to always be strong, this is a space where you can finally set it down and focus on healing.
Are you always a little bit afraid that an anxiety attack is waiting around the corner? Have you been hit with surprise anxiety more times than you can count? I know exactly what you're feeling: the pounding chest, the shortness of breath, the feeling that the walls are closing in and you need out NOW. Attacks can be terrifying, and I don't want you to have to suffer them anymore. Holistic practices can reduce anxiety tremendously, and I look forward to teaching you tools to take your life back.
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I specialize in working with individuals who have experienced trauma, including complex trauma, PTSD, and sexual violence. I also support those navigating depression, anxiety, mood disorders, and other mental health challenges. As a Queer clinician, I am passionate about working with the LGBTQIA2S+ community and provide gender care for TGNC+ individuals. My approach is trauma-informed, collaborative, and tailored to each person’s unique experience.
At Face Your Void, we work collaboratively with clients to tailor therapy to their unique challenges. Whether addressing depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, or spiritual and religious concerns, our therapy is delivered through an affirming lens that supports our LGBTQI+ and neurodivergent clients. Our goal is to empower clients by fostering a greater sense of self, self-compassion, and self-acceptance as they face and heal their inner void.
I have been in the field since 2013 and have worked with a wide range of people from all walks of life. as young as 6 to as old as 82, who were experiencing symptoms including but not limited to depression, anxiety, bi-polar, substance abuse, addiction, schizophrenia, psychosis, OCD, and trauma. I am open to working with anyone who is willing to work on themselves and I am always open to learning as that is a life long journey.