Michael Letendre, LMHC

Michael Letendre is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Massachusetts. He brings 15 years of experience helping people who face stress, anxiety, trauma, and depression. He focuses on creating an open space where clients can speak honestly and feel heard. He works with people on a range of concerns including addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and family stress. Additional areas he addresses include adoption and foster care challenges, aging and geriatric issues, hoarding, and obsessive-compulsive patterns. He also supports those dealing with first responder stress, multicultural concerns, and sexual or gender identity questions. In sessions he aims to reduce judgment and build practical steps clients can use day to day. Conversations center on what matters most to the client and on concrete ways to manage symptoms and make changes. He helps people break down large problems into smaller, achievable goals. Michael draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions and tailors approaches to each person's situation. He encourages collaboration so the client and therapist choose strategies that fit the client's life and values. People who reach out can expect straightforward, respectful conversation and steady guidance toward clearer coping skills and better emotional balance.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online care

Michael uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. That means he focuses on approaches that have clear steps and practical tools people can use. For example, he may use structured skill-building to reduce anxiety by teaching breathing, thought-challenging, and activity scheduling to interrupt worry and avoidance. He also emphasizes trauma-informed methods that help people safely process difficult memories. Those approaches move at the client’s pace and include grounding exercises and gradual exposure to reduce distress over time. Finding the right method is part of the work together. Michael treats choosing techniques as a collaborative process based on your goals, needs, and preferences. He will check in regularly and adjust the plan as you notice what helps and what doesn’t. If you are considering online therapy, confirm which session formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also be helpful when access to local specialists is limited, since he accepts international clients. Discussing practical needs at the start will help determine the best way to meet regularly and make steady progress.